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Richmond residents can expect sunshine to make an appearance for the last stretch of their long weekend, with showers to appear throughout the week.

Cathy Novak’s phone flashed “VIHA” and she got a sinking feeling. They’d said the previous day, when she took the drive-thru COVID-19 test, that she could call in a few days for the result. But if it was positive, they’d call her.

Richmond RCMP say they have caught a driver going 143 km/h in an 80 km zone. Mounties said the excessive speeding was “unacceptable at any time, any place, pandemic or otherwise,” noting that the result of that type of speed is “instant impoundment.

Local retailers are getting set to reopen after the May long weekend as COVID-19 cases continue to decline, although visits will be slightly different than before.

What does keeping track of kids tearing around a water park have to do managing the spread of COVID-19? Possibly a fair bit, according to the Richmond-based company Vantage, a subsidiary of WhiteWater West Industries.

The B.C. government wants more seniors and older adults to take its new online survey which aims to gather information on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people’s lives.

John Hillman raised his fist in triumph, smiling ear-to-ear, after walking the last of 101 laps of the courtyard of his Oak Bay retirement home on Saturday morning.

Perilous times for the Peri-Peri chicken chain

Only half of the contaminants and chemicals that go down the drain in our homes are being filtered out at the existing Iona Island Treatment Plant, before the wastewater is dumped into the Georgia Strait.

Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie would like Vancouver Coastal Health to inform the public of the number of COVID-19 cases in the city.