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We are prepared for coronavirus, Horgan said at Chinese New Year lunch in Richmond

We are prepared for coronavirus, Horgan said at Chinese New Year lunch in Richmond

Premier John Horgan was joined by hundreds of people on Tuesday for a Chinese New Year luncheon at a restaurant in Richmond -- although the timing wasn’t great, given that the first positive case of the coronavirus in B.C.
Privacy, ransomware breach hits Lower Mainland social support group

Privacy, ransomware breach hits Lower Mainland social support group

Clients say Lookout Housing + Health Society has said nothing
Richmond defends carbon tax in Supreme Court

Richmond defends carbon tax in Supreme Court

Richmond will join five other municipalities in defending carbon pricing in a Supreme Court case. Several provinces are appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada to quash the federal government's carbon pricing scheme. But six B.C.
UPDATE: Coquitlam non-profit, caregiver charged in starvation death of disabled woman

UPDATE: Coquitlam non-profit, caregiver charged in starvation death of disabled woman

Kinsight and a caregiver have been charged with the failure to perform legal duty to provide the “necessaries of life,” which includes such things as food, shelter, medical attention and protection from harm.
Richmond, Metro Vancouver taxi companies suing Uber, Lyft

Richmond, Metro Vancouver taxi companies suing Uber, Lyft

Richmond Cabs, operating as Richmond Taxi, is one of nine Metro Vancouver companies trying to quash Uber and Lyft’s licence to operate in B.C.
Privacy office denied documents by Richmond city

Privacy office denied documents by Richmond city

The level of secrecy surrounding the construction of Richmond’s still unopened Minoru pool has surprised even the investigator who regularly oversees freedom of information (FOI) requests.
Expect delays at the Massey Tunnel Tuesday afternoon

Expect delays at the Massey Tunnel Tuesday afternoon

Expect delays if you’re heading out of Richmond via the Massey Tunnel Tuesday afternoon. A crash on just before the tunnel on Highway 99, southbound, has blocked both the middle and right lanes. As of around 3:40 p.m.
$2.5-billion class action suit launched for plane crash that killed Port Coquitlam family

$2.5-billion class action suit launched for plane crash that killed Port Coquitlam family

The suit names the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ukraine International Airlines and “John Doe Missile Operator” and comes two weeks after Iran shot down UIA Flight 752, killing 176 people, including a family of three from Port Coquitlam
Video: Coronavirus fears in Richmond sparks massive line-up for pharmacy face masks

Video: Coronavirus fears in Richmond sparks massive line-up for pharmacy face masks

With news spreading fast of a coronavirus case being confirmed in B.C, a massive line-up formed this afternoon for face masks outside a Richmond pharmacy.
Coronavirus fears put damper on Chinese New Year celebrations in Aberdeen

Coronavirus fears put damper on Chinese New Year celebrations in Aberdeen

Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for local Chinese immigrants, but fears over the spread of coronavirus put a damper on celebrations in Richmond.