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Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing, the billionaire buyer of Expo lands, set to retire

Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing, the billionaire buyer of Expo lands, set to retire

Li put Vancouver on the map for Asian investors with his 1988 purchase and is Hong Kong's richest man
Vaping, pot more harmful than public realizes, doctor says

Vaping, pot more harmful than public realizes, doctor says

Suggestions that there are no health hazards associated with vapour from e-cigarettes or from marijuana smoke are wrong, says Vancouver Island’s chief medical health officer. “It’s not harmless,” Dr. Richard Stanwick said.
Changes to Wildlife Act coming

Changes to Wildlife Act coming

Heads up Squamish hunters, new provincial regulations are on the way. As of April 1, hunters are required to carry all species licences during a hunting trip.
Government extends deadline for daycare fee reduction

Government extends deadline for daycare fee reduction

Child-care providers now have until April 20 to opt into program
Metro Vancouver preparing to issue air quality permit to composting facility

Metro Vancouver preparing to issue air quality permit to composting facility

Enviro-Smart's previous proposal "would result in unacceptable impacts in terms of odour"
Is this gap wide enough in Richmond?

Is this gap wide enough in Richmond?

Just how much room does there need to be between a bus shelter and the curb? At least 1.5 metres, apparently, as the Richmond News found out after a reader, Bob Garnett, contacted us last week to query the aforementioned gap.
Four Richmond elementary schools close the door on new in-catchment students

Four Richmond elementary schools close the door on new in-catchment students

Schools affected are Ferris, Archilbald Blair, Tomekichi Homma and Tomsett
Stop before you ‘rescue’ that baby bird or animal

Stop before you ‘rescue’ that baby bird or animal

Hundreds of babies are separated from their families each spring due to human intervention
Vancouver police find missing boy and mother in Arizona

Vancouver police find missing boy and mother in Arizona

Nine-year-old Emerson Cusworth was reported missing by his father on March 9
More police resources needed to counter money laundering at B.C. casinos

More police resources needed to counter money laundering at B.C. casinos

Ottawa is set to hear about what is to be done about a money laundering scandal centred in Richmond. B.C. Attorney-General David Eby is taking new recommendations from the province’s independent anti-money laundering review to the nation’s capital.