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Childcare operator says district’s new fees will imperil low-income families

Childcare operator says district’s new fees will imperil low-income families

Many families with low incomes and vulnerable children will be asked to fork over more money for before and after school care in Richmond thanks to increased fees imposed by the Richmond School District, according to Community Connections.
Richmond man facing drug charges after cocaine seized in Halifax

Richmond man facing drug charges after cocaine seized in Halifax

A Richmond man faces drug charges after 150 kilograms of cocaine was seized from a ship in the Port of Halifax last month.
B.C. Ferries, premier want smaller ships built locally

B.C. Ferries, premier want smaller ships built locally

B.C. Ferries has announced plans to have up to five new smaller ferries built to serve inter-island routes. The company is also speaking in favour of B.C. shipyards bidding for the work. “We want to build locally in British Columbia,” Mark Wilson, B.
Panda bears take over Aberdeen Centre in Richmond

Panda bears take over Aberdeen Centre in Richmond

Pandaland, an exhibit featuring 500 plush baby panda bears and a family of nine, giant origami paper pandas, has arrived at Aberdeen Centre.
Warning issued after passenger infected with measles lands at YVR

Warning issued after passenger infected with measles lands at YVR

Infected individual flew China Southern from New Delhi and Guangzhou to Vancouver June 23 and 24
Delta police break window to get kids out of hot vehicle

Delta police break window to get kids out of hot vehicle

Delta police are recommending criminal charges to Crown counsel after an officer was forced to break a window to get two children out of a hot vehicle at Tsawwassen Mills mall on Canada Day.
$6.2 million invoiced to non-residents who gave birth at Richmond Hospital last year

$6.2 million invoiced to non-residents who gave birth at Richmond Hospital last year

Non-residents paying to give birth at Richmond Hospital accounted for 22 per cent of all births last year, up from 17 per cent the year prior.
Task force struck to study basic guaranteed income

Task force struck to study basic guaranteed income

The NDP government is launching a special task force to explore the implementation of a guaranteed basic income pilot project. The pilot project was one of the Green Party’s conditions in signing a Confidence and Supply Agreement with the NDP.
Methane escaping Delta's landfill

Methane escaping Delta's landfill

There may be too much methane seeping into the atmosphere from the Vancouver Landfill.
Team to study marine mammals off B.C. in largest such survey ever

Team to study marine mammals off B.C. in largest such survey ever

A team of scientists will spend the next 10 weeks surveying the marine mammal population in B.C. waters, the largest study of its kind in the Pacific Ocean.