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Researchers hope to have a cure for the neuromuscular disease within five years

Eighty-six B.C. mayors are planning to attend a three-day caucus in Penticton next week hoping to form a common front on issues that are threatening their ability to deliver core services.

A Richmond hip-hop group will be dreaming of breaking into the big time when it dances for glory on Canadas Got Talent Sunday night.

A Richmond teen hopes to become the first male model to win Vancouver's largest model search - the coveted River Rock Resort ITM-NSR Model Look North America.

It looks like something Scooby Doo might park in his driveway, but a futuristic dune buggy with a retro flair is capturing the attention of people around the world.

Another Richmond resident has been charged for allegedly taking part in the notorious Stanley Cup riot of 2011. The Crown on Thursday approved charges of participating in the riot and breaking and entering against Jeffery Xiao, 20.

Calendar switch fills empty seats, refreshes

Join Richmonds mayor for a healthy walk around Minoru Park to mark and celebrate Move For Health Day on Thursday, May 10. As well as the walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event will also feature a variety of activities to get everyone moving.

I have long been intrigued by Romanian folklore. The very word Transylvania sends a shiver down my spine with bloodcurdling images of haunted castles and fanged creatures. I am ready to find the historical threads in the lore.

The standard school calendar as we know it actually harks back to 18th century England, when much of that country relied on an agrarian society a society that depends on agriculture as its primary means for support and sustenance.