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B.C. now has highest inflation rate in Canada

B.C. now has highest inflation rate in Canada

At 2.4 per cent, Statistics Canada's consumer price index for British Columbia is the highest in the country
Oval public art gets go-ahead

Oval public art gets go-ahead

The public art piece, The Typhas, will be installed on the stairs in front of the Oval after two months of council discussion about where it should be placed.
'Bullying affects anyone': Pink Shirt Day poster contest winner

'Bullying affects anyone': Pink Shirt Day poster contest winner

When Grade 11 Richmond student Kelsha Wong was tasked with submitting a design for the ERASE Bullying poster contest, she wanted to highlight just how far bullying can reach.
Richmond school board considers holding fewer meetings

Richmond school board considers holding fewer meetings

The Richmond board of education is considering just meeting once a month.
Some Richmond pharmacies running out of vaccines amid measles outbreak

Some Richmond pharmacies running out of vaccines amid measles outbreak

There are still plenty of places to get vaccinated in the region, though.
Free tax clinics returning to Richmond

Free tax clinics returning to Richmond

Richmondites in need of some assistance this tax season are invited to take part in one of many upcoming, free clinics.
Family Day move hits B.C. ski resort business hard

Family Day move hits B.C. ski resort business hard

The B.C. government’s decision to push Family Day back a week, to the third weekend in February, dealt a blow to business at the province’s ski resorts, with a substantial drop in visits during the second weekend of the month.
Schools will require kids’ immunization status by fall, B.C. health minister says

Schools will require kids’ immunization status by fall, B.C. health minister says

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says he expects mandatory reporting of vaccinations to be in place for the start of school in September.
Jagmeet Singh cruises to Burnaby South byelection victory

Jagmeet Singh cruises to Burnaby South byelection victory

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will now be known as Member of Parliament Jagmeet Singh after winning the hard-fought, and at times ugly, Burnaby South byelection on Monday night.
Richmond unlikely to follow Delta’s shark fin ban: City

Richmond unlikely to follow Delta’s shark fin ban: City

'They will be challenged by me,' said a Richmond restaurant owner