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A Kelowna woman was arrested Sunday afternoon at Value Village after allegedly refusing to put on a mask or leave the store. Police were called to the Value Village on Aurora Crescent just after 4 p.m. on Nov.

Don’t be alarmed if an emergency alert pops up on your mobile phone this week – it’s only a test. B.C. will be carrying out its biannual test of its wireless alerting system on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 1:55 p.m.

A letter of thanks from Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, came as a surprise for recent J.N. Burnett grad Sean Uy who was making and shipping out protective wear to health-care workers as COVID-19 was taking a grip on the continent.

Harold Steves was first elected to council in 1968

A truck has blocked the southbound right lane on Highway 99, because it seems it’s too high to fit under the Cambie Road overpass. DriveBC reported the incident on Twitter around 2 p.m. on Monday.

James Corden, host of the Late Late Show, highlighted the subjectively provocative signage during Wednesday night's episode.

Two Richmond schools on the Highway to Heaven, BC Muslim School and Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy, are listed by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) as having had possible COVID-19 exposures – this follows almost daily reports of possible exposures in local s

The City of Richmond is looking at holding scaled-back special events for 2021 with a proposed budget one-third of that originally approved for 2020 events.

A Steveston resident’s fears over rising waters on Dyke Road are nothing to worry about, according to the City of Richmond. Marius Roevde contacted the Richmond News last week with pictures of flooding near Dyke and No. 2 roads, close to his home.

The November full moon is thought to have derived its funny name because it occurred during the optimal time to trap the furry creatures.