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Coquitlam teacher who showed ‘age-inappropriate’ video given one-day suspension

Coquitlam teacher who showed ‘age-inappropriate’ video given one-day suspension

The Coquitlam teacher showed a video montage combining violence, sexual content and sexist imagery, provoking his students to return with images and references from the internet of simulated oral sex, oral sex and racist epithets later shown in a class presentation.
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Significant economic shifts needed in post-pandemic world: business council

Significant economic shifts needed in post-pandemic world: business council

Cut PST in half for two years, move to value-added tax to boost growth: report
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Port Moody gym that cut ties to CrossFit creates justice fund for Black, Indigenous people

Port Moody gym that cut ties to CrossFit creates justice fund for Black, Indigenous people

The gym de-affiliated with the CrossFit brand after silence over the Black Lives Matter protests — now Port Moody's Engineered Bodies has created a series of programs in and outside of the sport to help Black and Indigenous people in the Tri-Cities.
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Flu vaccine orders up amid COVID fears

Flu vaccine orders up amid COVID fears

What happens when our winter flu season meets the COVID-19 pandemic? Health officials in Canada are hoping they don’t have to find out. Provincial and territorial governments, including B.C.
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Lack of a bailout leaves B.C. Ferries high and dry

Lack of a bailout leaves B.C. Ferries high and dry

B.C. Ferries is struggling to stay afloat financially after the federal government failed to include the company in bailout funding for public transit agencies during the pandemic.
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Coquitlam SAR called to 4 rescues in less than 24 hours

Coquitlam SAR called to 4 rescues in less than 24 hours

One man was forced to move throughout the night to avoid two bears in a series of rescues that punctuate a warning to stay safe in the mountains and water as we head towards the B.C. Day long weekend.
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'Mind-boggling' lottery win has Coquitlam woman headed to Mexico—when it's safe

'Mind-boggling' lottery win has Coquitlam woman headed to Mexico—when it's safe

A Coquitlam woman who recently won $100,000 on a scratch and win ticket said she’s taking off to Mexico — that is, as soon as it’s safe to do so.
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Friends rally to help former owner of Pinball Alley bounce back from illness

Friends rally to help former owner of Pinball Alley bounce back from illness

Friends of a former proprietor of a beloved Port Moody shop are rallying to help her get treatment for a debilitating chronic health condition. Heather Wallace-Barnes, who ran Pinball Alley on St.
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Just 40 per cent of B.C. parents would send kids back to school, survey finds

Just 40 per cent of B.C. parents would send kids back to school, survey finds

More information on fall school session to be announced today
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Bear conflicts on the rise and people are to blame, say wildlife advocates

Bear conflicts on the rise and people are to blame, say wildlife advocates

A bear that bit a 10-year-old girl isn’t the only case of human-bear conflict on the North Shore recently. Wildlife advocates say there have been a number of recent problems. And they say humans are usually to blame.
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