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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.

The second pedestrian to be killed on Richmonds roads this year was yet another elderly person wearing dark clothes. A 75-year-old woman was struck and killed on No. 1 Road just south of Blundell Road on Feb. 16 around 6:30 p.m.

Richmond among highest in region, some experts are predicting a springtime high of $1.60

A Richmond senior who is serving a term of life in prison for slitting the throat of her friend is under RCMP investigation again, the B.C. Court of Appeal was told Friday.

A 26-year-old man has become the latest Richmondite to face charges of taking part in last years infamous Stanley Cup riot. Reneil Anand Kumar was formally charged Thursday with participating in a riot and mischief.

A total of 29 charities and nonprofits slid forward their annual begging bowls to the city to the tune of $855,471.

Threats against Metro Vancouver's agricultural land reserve are growing, with winery restaurants joining mega homes, truck parking and port expansion on the list of potential pressures.