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Maternal mortality rate was 8.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2018, Statistics Canada data shows.

Read what's happening in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023.

The warning could trigger automated systems such as diverting planes from landing, stopping public transit and traffic on bridges, shutting off gas valves and alerting surgeons to stop operating.

Former Vidcom Communications Ltd. office manager and bookkeeper Sharina Rattan, 52, has been charged in an 'alleged cheque fraud' against her former employer.

Royal Bank of Canada faces third largest fine in B.C. for mortgage documention failures and signs undertaking to have its mortgage discharge process monitored for one year

Homelessness is up 33 per cent since 2020 and 122 per cent since 2005, even as more supportive housing is being built. 

Shoppers and travellers may want to take public transport in case of traffic jams.

The Inlet United Church in Port Moody is calling for contributions of non-perishable food and cash to be dropped off before Sunday, Dec. 31, as part of its Advent Project.

Children are particularly vulnerable to invasive group A streptococcal, says the BC Centre for Disease Control

The Public Health Agency of Canada says if people have fresh or frozen cantaloupe at home and they are unsure what brand the fruit is, they should throw it out and wash their hands.