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University if British Columbia (UBC) vice-president commends the changes to federal travel restrictions, which go into effect Oct. 20

After 29 years in office, BC Liberal MLA Linda Reid stepped down from her Richmond South Centre office, leaving a gap that candidates Henry Yao (BC NDP) and Alexa Loo (BC Liberals) are now vying to fill in the upcoming provincial election.

Richmond-Queensborough candidates took to the virtual stage Thursday morning to debate key issues in Richmond ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election. The riding was a hotly-contested seat in the 2017 election.

Richmond North Centre candidates took part in a virtual Zoom debate Friday afternoon, ahead of the Oct. 24 provincial election.

A man who allegedly made off with a bait bicycle at Richmond Centre was arrested by Richmond RCMP a few blocks away on Lansdowne Road. RCMP had placed the bait bike near Richmond Centre on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and seven minutes later, the bike was gone.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Richmond has been rising at a steady pace – in the past week, there were 32 new cases detected. The previous week’s new case total was 34.

Richmond RCMP has joined the nationwide awareness campaign Project Rainbow, aimed at demonstrating the “acceptance, diversity and inclusiveness of the RCMP as a modern employer.

A man’s plan to travel 600 kilometres by plane and rental car to winterize his trailer just over the U.S. border went off without a hitch.

Passengers aboard three more flights through Vancouver airport are being warned of possible COVID-19 exposure. The BC Centre for Disease Control added the three domestic flights to its flight exposure list Wednesday. The affected flights are: Oct.

With B.C.’s election day fast approaching, even one of the region’s ride-hailing apps is getting in on the act. Lyft is providing Metro Vancouverites with a discounted ride to get to polling locations in the region, beginning on Oct.