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The race for the Richmond Centre riding is heating up after two more names emerged as potential runners while a city councillor ruled himself out. Dr.

So, has the anxiety of producing a Christmas dinner for the entire family set in yet? If you think you have it bad being relied on to satisfy a dining table full of expectant turkey-eaters, try feeding around 700 hungry mouths.

A father of four is hoping for a Christmas miracle after losing his wedding ring during the annual family tree-cutting trip.

About 16 wooden toy ducks made by 12 pairs of hands are packed and ready to go to the Richmond Christmas Fund. The Hugh Boyd Grade 11s and 12s have been working on the ducks as part of their carpentry class.

The shocking shooting in Ikeas parking lot this week was targeted, but not gang-related, according to police. Mounties raced to the stores underground parking lot in north Richmond around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday amid reports of gunfire.

The art of knitting is alive and well in the hands of 25 Grades 4 to 7 students at General Currie elementary.

Kisik Aerial Survey is 100 per cent Aboriginal owned

A $36 million "global" school of design will be built in Richmond, thanks to a cost-sharing deal struck between the founders of Lululemon, the B.C. government and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

A psychiatric patient has gone missing after a day-visit to his brother's Richmond home. A Canada-wide warrant has now been issued for the arrest of Kurt Derksen, 58 - a patient at the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam.

Homeowners in Richmond will pay an extra 2.98 per cent in property taxes next year. City council formally approved the 2013 operating budget, which included the tax increase, one of the lowest in the Lower Mainland.