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Whistler businesses contend with slow start to ski season

Whistler businesses contend with slow start to ski season

Snowfall at Whistler Blackcomb was 60 per cent below the 30-year average through Dec. 31, 2019
Richmond proclaims day of Holocaust remembrance

Richmond proclaims day of Holocaust remembrance

“Never again” – that is what Jewish people say when they talk about the Holocaust. They don’t ever want it repeated, either to Jews or any other cultural or ethnic group. To this end, Jan.
Coronavirus sparks surgical mask frenzy in Richmond

Coronavirus sparks surgical mask frenzy in Richmond

The coronavirus may not have made it to Richmond, so far, but the fear of catching it certainly has. The Richmond News has learned that many pharmacies across the city are either completely sold out of surgical masks or only have a handful left.
Update: Highway 91 vehicle accident follows Highway 99 clear-up

Update: Highway 91 vehicle accident follows Highway 99 clear-up

A vehicle accident on Highway 91 heading eastbound after the Highway 99 on-ramp is adding to the afterwork traffic. The accident has the left lane blocked just after No. 5 Road and the Highway 99 off ramp blocked. Crews are on scene.
Revelstoke councillor resigns after council votes for hefty pay raise

Revelstoke councillor resigns after council votes for hefty pay raise

A councillor in Revelstoke resigned Tuesday, in protest over a hefty salary increase that his fellow councillors have agreed to give themselves. The pay raise stems from a motion brought forward by Coun.
Third day of Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing in Vancouver sees scathing retort from Crown lawyers

Third day of Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing in Vancouver sees scathing retort from Crown lawyers

Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing enters third day
Richmond Hospital set to see over 500 possible ‘birth tourists’ in one year

Richmond Hospital set to see over 500 possible ‘birth tourists’ in one year

B.C. Ministry of Health reports no violations during inspections of Richmond’s ‘baby houses’; Minister Adrian Dix points to federal immigration minister for answers
Elderly Richmond pedestrian struck by car last week dies in hospital

Elderly Richmond pedestrian struck by car last week dies in hospital

Richmond RCMP is investigating the first pedestrian fatality of 2020, after an elderly man who was hit by a truck last week has since died in hospital. On Jan. 14, shortly before 10:30 a.m.
New childcare spaces coming to Richmond: Province

New childcare spaces coming to Richmond: Province

Richmond will have 137 new affordable childcare spaces by the end of 2020, according to an announcement by the provincial government. River Run Early Care and Learning Centre, on River Road near Shell Road, will receive $74,319.
Richmond driver crashes car into supermarket wall

Richmond driver crashes car into supermarket wall

Wednesday morning started off with a literal bang for one Richmond driver, who crashed her white SUV into a supermarket wall. The accident happened around 9 a.m. outside PriceSmart on Ackroyd Road near No. 3 Road.