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Before it got better, life for David Levitt, a gay 15-year-old from Richmond, got so bad he tried to hang himself with strings from his brother's guitar.

More than 500 students, teachers, retired teachers and administrators from the Richmond School District danced in perfect harmony all in the name of the Fifth Annual Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29.

Fancy getting paid to eat out every day for free? No? What if a free apartment, living expenses and membership for the Richmond Olympic Oval gym were also thrown into the mix? If you think you're just the man or woman for the job, then get your appli

(Courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada) The survey shows clearly that the frequency of bullying is widespread and that Canadians are both deeply concerned about bullying and ready to act against this damaging form of abuse.

Walkout could happen on Monday

Smoking on rise

Jennifer Dai, 36, dreams of becoming a published author. She has been hard at work penning her memoirs of growing up in China and the difficulties and triumphs of immigrating to a foreign land.

Richmond artist Margaret Dragu has been named as one of the eight winners of the 2012 Governor General's Awards. The $25,000 award recognizes career achievement in the visual and media arts by Canadian artists.

A Richmond athlete got a very "special" helping hand to make sure he attended the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Alberta this week.

More than 500 students, teachers, retired teachers and administrators from the Richmond School District danced in perfect harmony all in the name of the Fifth Annual Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29.