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Council questions provincial infrastructure priorities for Richmond

Council questions provincial infrastructure priorities for Richmond

Decision to build bridge over hospital tower irks some council members
Explosive disposal team called in after Richmond bomb scare

Explosive disposal team called in after Richmond bomb scare

Suspicious package reported in north of the city prompts evacuation
Health officers on watch for possible measles outbreak from Vancouver International Airport

Health officers on watch for possible measles outbreak from Vancouver International Airport

Richmond’s health authority is warning that measles may have been spread at Vancouver International Airport on Feb. 24.
Richmond pot dealers show determination, but so do police

Richmond pot dealers show determination, but so do police

Dispensary located next to Richmond City Hall
Update: IHIT identify body discovered in Fraser River in Richmond

Update: IHIT identify body discovered in Fraser River in Richmond

Discovery of 52-year-old Delta man in east Richmond could be the city's fourth homicide of 2017

City asks for $7.5M to help with River Road upgrade

The City of Richmond is asking the federal and provincial governments for up to $7.5 million to pay for a realigned River Road, from Gilbert (Dinsmore Bridge) to Cambie roads.
Agricultural Land Commission overrules Richmond council

Agricultural Land Commission overrules Richmond council

Ahead of a review of housing bylaws on farmland, a recent ruling by the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) highlights a past decision made by many Richmond city councillors that runs contrary to protecting farmland, according to the regulatory body.
Salt, brine triggered false signals at CN crossings

Salt, brine triggered false signals at CN crossings

Sand and salt being applied to Richmond’s railway crossings, as well as scheduled maintenance combined to put many commuters in a tizzy throughout January and February, as rail gates malfunctioned along CN Railway’s Shell Road corridor.
Editor's column: Fake news invites real response in Richmond

Editor's column: Fake news invites real response in Richmond

A few weeks back, the Richmond News was accused of reporting “fake news,” because we ran a story about the fact (not to be confused with an “alt fact”) that a McMath school trip to New York City had been cancelled due to the then-recent U.S.
Update: Student anti-Trump marchers wet, not weary

Update: Student anti-Trump marchers wet, not weary

Cambie secondary Grade 12 student organized march in Downtown Vancouver as U.S. president's sons open Trump Tower luxury hotel