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When Nellie Vandt saw the TV news pictures Friday of destruction in her homeland in the Philippines, her heart sank. Typhoon Haiyan packed 200 kilometre-plus winds and storm surge waves as high as 15 metres.

Some of the flags are 'irreplaceable'

Remembrance Day ceremony and reception set for city hall cenotaph Monday, Nov. 11

Interned family bode emotional farewell to German neighbours who were allowed to stay in Richmond

A man escaped a Richmond shooting Thursday with nothing but superficial wounds, say police. Officers raced to the 4400 block of No. 3 Road around 7 p.m. after reported gunshots, according to RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton.

The public is being asked to help police track down a missing 42-year-old man. Michael Douglas Matskiw was last heard from on Oct 1. Since then, his roommates and family have attempted to locate him without success.

A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held Monday morning at the cenotaph, located on the east side of City Hall Monday. A military parade will start marching from Minoru Park towards the city hall cenotaph at 10:20 a.m.

Colleen Booker is rare among her peers to have heard the stories of her grandfather who fought in the Second World War. But she didn’t hear them directly from him.

City worried about forecast of licensed facility applications

Richmond veteran Linda Reid came in fourth