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Richmond, with highest number of Asian residents in any B.C. city, reports lowest COVID-19 case count across Lower Mainland

Every year, thousands flock to Stonehenge, some camping overnight to secure a spot, to celebrate a celestial event that marks the beginning of summer. But this year, the ancient stone circle will remain empty of crowds amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

'We're hopeful that the modelling that we see next week will allow us to lift internal travel restrictions, and when I say internal, that means within Canada.'

Organization may target tourists from the Fraser Valley and even right here in Richmond

In typical Metro Vancouver fashion, the rain will be returning for the weekend. While Friday’s weather is a mix of sun and cloud, that will shift late this evening to periods of rain, according to Environment Canada’s forecast.

A search is underway today in Burrard Inlet for a man who went overboard from a freighter anchored off English Bay. Emergency calls about a man overboard from the Hong Kong-registered freighter Pilatus Venture came in at about 9:15 Friday morning.

City assuming it can keep using RCMP’s systems, but if it can’t, the extra price tag could be $32.5 million

The Métis Nation BC and the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres have issued four recommendations for the B.C. Ministry of Health

Richmond’s BC Liberal MLAs will be pushing for relief for businesses next week when they are back in the legislature.

B.C. is extending the moratorium on rent increases and evictions related missed to rent payments. However, notices to end tenancy, for reasons other than unpaid rent, will resume later this month, the provincial government announced Friday (June 19).