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There’s more to the Burnaby Mountain viewpoint than just smelling the rose garden, tobogganing, or parking for a steamy-hot make-out session (wink). Some thrillseekers are using it as a launch pad for high-flying excitement.

The forecast for Richmond calls for warmer weather and a mix of sun and clouds this week. Temperatures are expected to go as high as 20 C with an overnight low of 13 C throughout the week, according to Environment Canada.

Chants of “Justice for Mona Wang” filled Richmond city centre Saturday afternoon as dozens of residents took to the streets in support of a B.C. nursing student and to protest police brutality.

People from around Richmond and the Lower Mainland held a rally in the city Saturday to call on Ottawa to grant greater rights and protections to foreign farm and other temporary workers.

The protest was created in direct response to a staggering increase in overdose deaths in the province from an ever more toxic drug supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two bottles of rare whiskey worth thousands of dollars were “brazenly” stolen from a Richmond liquor store last month. Around 7.30 p.m. on June 27, a man allegedly walked into the Brighouse B.C. Liquor Store – at No.

A Richmond resident is warning pet owners to keep their furry companions indoors, especially at night, with recent coyote sightings. Andrew Caras has noticed an increase in missing pet posters in the area of No.

A Tsawwassen resident made an alarming discovery this week – an estimated 300 to 500 used syringes stashed in their front bush in an old cardboard box.

Flood warnings and river advisories cover nearly half of B.C. as of Saturday morning, including Richmond.

People in small Vancouver Island communities are worried that American tourists are flouting border restrictions and could spread COVID-19.