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Elderly woman hit by bus in Port Coquitlam is in serious condition

Elderly woman hit by bus in Port Coquitlam is in serious condition

The 91-year-old woman was struck March 26 by a turning bus at the intersection of Shaughnessy Street and Wilson Avenue in downtown Port Coquitlam
Telus waives internet fees for low-income customers

Telus waives internet fees for low-income customers

Telus has announced it is automatically waiving the fees for its Internet for Good program for two months for low-income customers.
Feds roll out new measures to help small, medium-sized businesses weather COVID-19 storm

Feds roll out new measures to help small, medium-sized businesses weather COVID-19 storm

Ottawa is increasing the payroll support for employers to 75 per cent
Don’t squeeze the lemons: COVID-19 food safety tips

Don’t squeeze the lemons: COVID-19 food safety tips

BC Centre for Disease Control says you won’t get COVID-19 from food but you should wash fresh produce — and your hands, of course — when you get it home
Funerals delayed, grief delayed during COVID-19

Funerals delayed, grief delayed during COVID-19

B.C. declares mortuary services an essential service during COVID-19 pandemic — still some Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam firms have had to suspend funerals, memorial services for now
As spring break ends, still unclear what the plan is for students

As spring break ends, still unclear what the plan is for students

B.C.’s teachers return to work next week as spring break draws to a close, but it’s still unclear what school will look like for thousands of students barred from classrooms during the COVID-19 outbreak.
She’s 95. He’s 102. Their love still shines through the window

She’s 95. He’s 102. Their love still shines through the window

Hilda Duddridge made a promise to her husband of nearly 75 years and she won’t let the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way. “I said I’d look after him until the day he died,” said Hilda, 95.
Tentative agreement for B.C. teachers

Tentative agreement for B.C. teachers

The BC Teachers' Federation is already letting teachers know via a Tweet that they could soon be voting on this deal
‘We protect public safety. We can’t afford to be sick’

‘We protect public safety. We can’t afford to be sick’

Port Moody’s police and fire departments make moves to prevent members’ infection — and unprecedented plans in case their forces are decimated by COVID-19
Takaya, lone wolf of Discovery Island, killed by hunter: conservation service

Takaya, lone wolf of Discovery Island, killed by hunter: conservation service

The lone wolf that once made his solitary life on Discovery Island before being tranquillized and transported elsewhere has been shot dead by a Vancouver Island hunter, setting off worldwide waves of grief. A statement from the B.C.