Local News

The COVID-19 outbreak at Richmond Hospital continues with one new case reported on Friday bringing the total to five. Three patients and two staff members have contracted the virus at the hospital so far.

A man who allegedly hurled racial slurs at two women of Chinese descent at Garry Point Park last Friday has apologized and the complainant, who originally called the police, doesn’t want to pursue the issue through the courts.

A shelter with self-isolation measures in place for Richmond’s homeless population – along with health and personal support – will open at the former Minoru Place Activity Centre on Tuesday.

Students in kindergarten to Grade 5 will be back in classrooms half-time and Grades 6 to 12 will be back 20 per cent at school as of June 1 – as long as their parents agree to this plan.

A convoy of postal workers from the Canada Post facility on River Road paid tribute to the city’s front line workers Wednesday evening.

An injured Endangered American White Pelican that was rehabilitated in Burnaby is set to be released back into the wile.

A website has been launched as a “hub” to help restart the Richmond economy and show the community how it can support local businesses. WeAreRichmondBC.

In Metro Vancouver, the wet market is a part of our lives - we just happen to call it by a different name

Despite pleas by provincial government officials to stay close to home on the Victoria Day long weekend, the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal is a busy place this morning.

Across three lines and 17 syllables, a North Vancouver writer has endeavoured to capture the spirit of what’s been dubbed “these uncertain times” using a certain poetic form.