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An incident involving a mid-air collision between a plane and a helicopter led to a massive emergency response at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday. Luckily, however, it was all just a simulation and part of a multi-agency training exercise.

The woman who brandished a machete in a Costco parking lot during a dispute over a stolen parking spot has contacted West Shore RCMP. The woman called the detachment Tuesday night after West Shore RCMP asked the woman to give her side of the story.

B.C.’s Attorney General has released two reports linked to allegations of sexual harassment and assault on River Rock Casino staff by customers.

Like many things in life, whether good or bad, there’s a price to pay. The price to keep Richmond’s drivers from parking on a sidewalk – underneath a “no vehicles on sidewalk” sign – appears to be $2,000, paid for by Richmond residents.

The City of Richmond is inviting residents to take a peek behind the scenes to see how the city operates smoothly at its annual Engineering and Public Works open house.

A vehicle fire broke out on Highway 99 in Delta just south of the George Massey Tunnel Tuesday afternoon, slowing traffic on the already congested part of the highway. DriveBC alerted drivers to the fire in the southbound lanes just after 3:30 p.m.

A date has been set for the opening of one of Richmond’s new FreshCo discount supermarket stores. The store at Broadmoor Shopping centre, on No. 3 and Williams roads, will open its doors on Thursday, May 16.

The City of Richmond will hold a community meeting on May 9 after complaints about crime, drugs and other problems at a homeless camp on Westminster Highway.

2 in 5 Richmond kindergarten students have had tooth decay, says Vancouver Coastal Health

When Toronto-based writer and art critic Amy Fung came to live in Vancouver, it was post-Olympics and she recalled that there was a fervour over how no one can afford housing because of the Chinese.