Highlights

How to apply for B.C.’s new $1,000 COVID-19 recovery benefit

If the legislation introduced Tuesday goes through, families and individuals will be able to start applying for the benefit as early as Dec. 18, setting them up for deposits by Christmas Eve

Dec 9, 2020 1:06 PM Read more >

Police arrest squatter in shipping container, seize ‘multiple weapons’

A 34-year-old man was arrested with the help of the RCMP Integrated Emergency Response Team on 22 charges across Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge

Dec 9, 2020 11:27 AM Read more >

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine authorized by Health Canada

Health Canada issued its decision on the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine Wednesday morning, making it the second country in the world after the United Kingdom to greenlight the vaccine.

Dec 9, 2020 9:22 AM Read more >

Two Port Moody beers make B.C.’s top 10 holiday brews list

A Hazy IPA and a spiced stout round out offerings from two Port Moody breweries, both picked for the B.C. Ale Trail’s top 10 holiday-themed brews

Dec 8, 2020 6:22 PM Read more >

Canada not threatened by Trump's 'America First' vaccine order

'Deliberately, in the contracts themselves, we contemplated having access to production facilities on more than one continent,' said minister

Dec 8, 2020 4:31 PM Read more >

Fraser Health changes parent, staff notification process for COVID-19 school exposures

Parents across Fraser Health — including Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody — to get more detailed information on school coronavirus exposures, clusters and outbreaks.

Dec 5, 2020 6:01 PM Read more >

Can your B.C. employer fire you for not getting vaccinated?

With vaccines rolling out in the new year, employers will seek assurances, but not everyone will want to comply, here’s what a Coquitlam labour lawyer says to consider

Dec 4, 2020 7:30 AM Read more >

COVID-19 vaccine expected to land in B.C. first week of January: Henry

Henry said seniors in long-term care homes and hospitals will be the first to get a vaccine against COVID-19 as the province rolls out an immunization program — now dubbed 'Operation Immunization' — in the coming weeks.

Dec 3, 2020 6:40 PM Read more >

Adult team sports suspended across B.C.

In addition, the province's high-intensity group fitness order has been expanded ‘indefinitely.’

Dec 3, 2020 3:14 PM Read more >

Virtual Santa offering COVID-safe sessions to children across Canada

North Vancouver woman helps connect Santa with the masses

Dec 3, 2020 3:08 PM Read more >