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B.C. man with multiple convictions allegedly skipped court, committed robbery

B.C. man with multiple convictions allegedly skipped court, committed robbery

Bail had been granted in earlier cases despite record of assaulting a police officer, thefts and probation breaches.
Tax on 'windfall profits' proposed for big Canadian grocers

Tax on 'windfall profits' proposed for big Canadian grocers

Among the report's 13 recommendations, the application of a windfall tax on grocery chains is contingent on whether Canada's Competition Bureau finds evidence of excess profiteering. One expert says that won't happen.
Get used to the chicanes on Port Moody’s Moray Street, as traffic calming measures will become permanent

Get used to the chicanes on Port Moody’s Moray Street, as traffic calming measures will become permanent

Traffic calming on Port Moody’s Moray Street will become permanent. But it could be awhile before the temporary curb bulges and plastic lane delineators are replaced with concrete structures.
99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions

99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says there's been a 99 per cent drop in the number of online Ozempic prescriptions filled by Americans from pharmacies in that province since it introduced regulations to protect the local supply for diabete
Free outdoor Salsa fiesta returns to Coquitlam

Free outdoor Salsa fiesta returns to Coquitlam

The Salsa Dance Zone hosts a Salsa party at the Town Centre Park Community Plaza in Coquitlam on Sunday, June 25, 2023.
On On Our Radar: Updated: B.C. marathon runner makes a stop at Port Coquitlam trail to talk about safe supply

On On Our Radar: Updated: B.C. marathon runner makes a stop at Port Coquitlam trail to talk about safe supply

Tri-Cities Community Action Team is hosting the community awareness event at Lions Park.
Canada should consider legal solution to fight residential school denialism: report

Canada should consider legal solution to fight residential school denialism: report

OTTAWA — Canada should give "urgent consideration" to legal mechanisms as a way to combat residential school denialism, said a Friday report from the independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves.
Metro Vancouver's bubble tea economy is booming as drink demand grows

Metro Vancouver's bubble tea economy is booming as drink demand grows

Chinese-Canadian demand helps sustain more than 200 stores across Metro Vancouver.
Nearly $1M for Coquitlam elementary school ventilation

Nearly $1M for Coquitlam elementary school ventilation

The province and the federal government have jointly announced funding for a new HVAC system for Eagle Ridge Elementary.
Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89

Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89

FOREST, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi man known as “Case 1,” the first person to be diagnosed with autism, has died. Donald G.