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Flying to China a pricey option for Richmondites

Flying to China a pricey option for Richmondites

While some airfares are plummeting due to the pandemic, some members of the Chinese-Canadian community in Richmond are finding the cost of a flight back to their homeland has spiralled upwards.
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‘Pride cannot be cancelled,’ says Horgan

‘Pride cannot be cancelled,’ says Horgan

Premier John Horgan recognizes the challenges that many LGBTQ2S+ people are going through to fight for their basic rights around the world.
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Let restaurants sell liquor permanently with take-out, delivery: Richmond MLA

Let restaurants sell liquor permanently with take-out, delivery: Richmond MLA

Allowing restaurants to permanently sell liquor with delivery and take-out sales would support thousands of small businesses across B.C., according to Richmond MLA John Yap.
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Black Lives Matter message kept alive on Emancipation Day

Black Lives Matter message kept alive on Emancipation Day

March marks 186th anniversary of British Empire’s slavery abolition
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Almost 13,000 people refused entry to Canada from U.S. during pandemic

Almost 13,000 people refused entry to Canada from U.S. during pandemic

Nearly 13,000 travellers have been denied entry to Canada from the U.S. since border restrictions were put in place in March.
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Red onions imported from U.S. likely behind salmonella outbreak, recall issued

Red onions imported from U.S. likely behind salmonella outbreak, recall issued

Red onions imported from the U.S. are likely behind an ongoing salmonella outbreak in B.C. and four other provinces, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
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‘Don’t pass around drinks, smokes, tokes and vapes,’ says B.C.’s ‘Good Times Guide’

‘Don’t pass around drinks, smokes, tokes and vapes,’ says B.C.’s ‘Good Times Guide’

Online guide offers tips to avoid spreading COVID-19
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Richmond volunteer marine rescue team faces fundraising challenges amid COVID-19

Richmond volunteer marine rescue team faces fundraising challenges amid COVID-19

A Richmond-based volunteer search and rescue organization is finding itself in a tough spot after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of fundraising events across the Lower Mainland.
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Resident injured after unoccupied truck slams into Burnaby house

Resident injured after unoccupied truck slams into Burnaby house

One person got the shock of their life – and minor injuries – after an unoccupied truck slammed into their Burnaby home. Burnaby RCMP posted photos of the truck and the damaged house (scroll through the photos above).
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How to save a Japanese fishing village: brave men and a totem pole

How to save a Japanese fishing village: brave men and a totem pole

Squamish Nation carver Darren Yelton has been commissioned to create a marker to honour Gihei Kuno, a carpenter who saved his fishing village in Japan by immigrating to Steveston
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