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A drug trafficker who was being hunted by the Canada Border Services Agency has been found in Richmond. Xun Zhang, a 32-year-old man from China, was captured in Richmond on Thursday after a public appeal for information.

Richmond NDP District President Colleen Glynn remembers the late NDP party leader Jack Layton for his honesty. I was very upset when I heard the news, said Glynn. He was so honest and approachable.

Police are asking for help from the public after a house that was scheduled to be torn down was set ablaze. On Aug. 1 around 5 a.m.

TO DO: Cruisin' for a Cause at Garden City A&W on Thursday, Aug. 25. For every Teen Burger sold on Thursday, receive a free A&W root beer and the restaurant will donate $1 to the MS Society. Stop by to see cool classic cars, prizes and raffles.

The RCMP have asked for the publics help in tracking down a car thief after a vehicle was stolen from the River Rock Casino. The suspect was seen near a Honda Accord around the time it was stolen from the parkade at the casino on July 25.

A black bear was seen near McDonald Beach this week, but theres no cause for alarm according to the City of Richmond. No further action is required at this time as the bear hasnt approached people, nor has it been seen near any homes.

An entire Richmond community is without a grocery store for 15 kilometres after Pricesmart in Hamilton closed its doors on the weekend.

Another man linked to the United Nations gang has been charged with conspiracy to kill the Bacon brothers and their Red Scorpion associates.

A Steveston fisherman has seven million reasons to be happy and, for once, it has nothing to do with salmon. Van Hen Lu, who lives in Vancouver but whose boat is docked in Richmond, was the lucky winner of last weeks Lotto 6/49 $7.2 million jackpot.