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Update: Mounties seeking suspect after Richmond officer dragged by vehicle

Update: Mounties seeking suspect after Richmond officer dragged by vehicle

The officer was taken to hospital following the incident but has since been discharged and is now recovering at home.
Why this 25-year-old decided to be an egg farmer in B.C.

Why this 25-year-old decided to be an egg farmer in B.C.

Meet the millennial farmer... they can control their barns with their phones (if they need to)
Sea to Sky wolverine project aims to find out more about shy creature

Sea to Sky wolverine project aims to find out more about shy creature

Wolverines live at higher elevations around Squamish
Doggy data sharing leads to third-party privacy breach, credit problems

Doggy data sharing leads to third-party privacy breach, credit problems

Port Coquitlam shared dog licencing data with Coquitlam
Wild weather: BC Hydro says storms becoming more 'frequent, severe'

Wild weather: BC Hydro says storms becoming more 'frequent, severe'

'The number of customer outages during major storm events has increased by about 265 per cent'
Richmond recognized as Global Active City

Richmond recognized as Global Active City

Richmond received the recognition alongside Buenos Aires, Hamburg, Lillehammer, Liverpool and Ljubljana
B.C. government to bring lower transgender surgery to the province

B.C. government to bring lower transgender surgery to the province

Up until now, those wanting the surgery had to travel to Montreal or the United States
UPDATE: Dead whale washes ashore in Tsawwassen

UPDATE: Dead whale washes ashore in Tsawwassen

A necropsy will be conducted to determine what caused the death of a humpback whale that washed up in the shallow water just off the Tsawwassen causeway beach. The Optimist was the first to report news of the sighting Friday morning.
Pot-poisoned pooches becoming common

Pot-poisoned pooches becoming common

There's been a rise in dogs ingesting marijuana in Tri-Cities according to vet
24 children and youth died of overdoses last year, prompting call for help

24 children and youth died of overdoses last year, prompting call for help

Twenty-four children between the ages of 10 and 18 died of overdoses last year, a number which B.C.’s representative for children and youth said could be reduced if more of a focus was placed on harm-reduction services.