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Ombudsperson blasts hospitals for way patients are detained

Ombudsperson blasts hospitals for way patients are detained

Hospitals are failing to follow legal safeguards for mentally ill patients who are involuntarily detained, according to a report issued recently by B.C.’s ombudsperson.
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Rain in forecast as Richmond narrowly avoids snowfall warning

Rain in forecast as Richmond narrowly avoids snowfall warning

While some parts of Metro Vancouver were under a snowfall warning Monday morning, Richmond’s forecast mostly calls for rain.
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Richmond resident nominated for B.C. Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards

Richmond resident nominated for B.C. Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Awards

Racial harmony is something people need to make an effort to maintain: Edward Liu
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Spring ahead for daylight saving time this Sunday

Spring ahead for daylight saving time this Sunday

It’s nearly time to adjust those clocks an hour ahead as daylight saving time returns Sunday. Daylight saving time begins at 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 10 this year and will end at 2 a.m. on Nov. 3.
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First Indigenous woman-owned airline in Canada launches out of YVR

First Indigenous woman-owned airline in Canada launches out of YVR

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, Canada’s first Indigenous woman-owned airline launched out of Vancouver International Airport in Richmond Friday.
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Social media policy needed to protect youth: Richmond city council

Social media policy needed to protect youth: Richmond city council

Richmond city councillors are calling on the province to introduce policies protecting teens from what some are calling the “toxicity” of social media.
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Richmond asks about enhancing firefighters’ medical abilities

Richmond asks about enhancing firefighters’ medical abilities

It would require tweaks to the BC Emergency Health Services Act.
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‘Labour markets didn't get the memo’ — B.C. adds 3,600 jobs in February

‘Labour markets didn't get the memo’ — B.C. adds 3,600 jobs in February

B.C. unemployment rate remains lowest in Canada
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From horse defamation to rogue raccoons, these Animal Law experts have seen it all

From horse defamation to rogue raccoons, these Animal Law experts have seen it all

Vancouver legal eagles bring expertise to UBC in September
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French culture recognized in Richmond

French culture recognized in Richmond

The nerve centre of French-language public schools in B.C., the central office of the Conseil scolaire francophone, is located in Richmond and is being recognized by the province as one of 23 places in the province “rich in francophone history.
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