Highlights

'It’s heartbreaking': Coquitlam student’s hopes shattered by pandemic

While the coronavirus has proved deadly for older demographics around the world, younger British Columbians like Jodi Dekker have suffered in their own way

Dec 18, 2020 10:59 AM Read more >

100 calls in eight days: Anmore paramedic's team fights off COVID in small-town B.C.

“It overwhelmed the small hospital. The same can happen in any city or any place in British Columbia.”

Dec 16, 2020 6:10 PM Read more >

Property taxes jump 2.94% next year for Coquitlam homeowners

Coquitlam's budget for 2021 includes new funding for COVID relief, free menstrual products at civic centres, and diversity and inclusion programs.

Dec 16, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

Experts weigh-in on how to address COVID-19 conspiracy theorists

Experts agree conspiracy theories are born out of fear and a need for answers no matter how outlandish

Dec 14, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

How a Metro Vancouver hairstylist rose to TikTok stardom during a global pandemic

With 14.4 million followers and counting, Abbotsford resident Kris Collins is Canada's second most-followed TikToker. And, for the record, she still does hair.

Dec 11, 2020 3:29 PM Read more >

B.C. guarding against ‘concerted effort’ to sabotage vaccine delivery: Henry

Henry did not elaborate on where threats to the vaccine’s logistical chain came from, but she said her team is acting on advice from the federal government and in consultation with other countries

Dec 10, 2020 5:18 PM Read more >

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 >