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Air Canada suspends direct flights from YVR, Canadian airports to China

Air Canada suspends direct flights from YVR, Canadian airports to China

The suspension follows the federal government's travel advisory to avoid travelling to China due to the coronavirus outbreak
Lordco to build its new headquarters in PoCo

Lordco to build its new headquarters in PoCo

Lordco Auto Parts will build a new head office, warehouse and distribution facility in Port Coquitlam.
Stackable parking one perk in new PoCo condo building

Stackable parking one perk in new PoCo condo building

A six-storey condo block will go up in downtown Port Coquitlam and future homeowners there will have some cool perks that will be new for multi-family residences in the Tri-Cities.
You can now nominate Terry Fox to be on the $5 note

You can now nominate Terry Fox to be on the $5 note

The Bank of Canada launched a public consultation today (Wednesday) to ask Canadians what icon they’d like to see on the next $5 bill.
Vancouver bar claims government seizure of $40K in whisky breached charter rights

Vancouver bar claims government seizure of $40K in whisky breached charter rights

The Vancouver bar taking the B.C. government to court in an effort to recover $40,000 in whisky seized in 2018 has launched further court action alleging the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch breached its charter rights.
UPDATE: Coquitlam non-profit, caregiver charged in starvation death of disabled woman

UPDATE: Coquitlam non-profit, caregiver charged in starvation death of disabled woman

Kinsight and a caregiver have been charged with the failure to perform legal duty to provide the “necessaries of life,” which includes such things as food, shelter, medical attention and protection from harm.
Richmond, Metro Vancouver taxi companies suing Uber, Lyft

Richmond, Metro Vancouver taxi companies suing Uber, Lyft

Richmond Cabs, operating as Richmond Taxi, is one of nine Metro Vancouver companies trying to quash Uber and Lyft’s licence to operate in B.C.
PoCo credit union workers to get 10 days paid leave to deal with domestic violence

PoCo credit union workers to get 10 days paid leave to deal with domestic violence

Community Savings Credit Union, which has a branch in Port Coquitlam, approved the new policy offering both paid and unpaid leave for workers dealing with the fallout from domestic violence or sexualized assault
Coronavirus case confirmed in Metro Vancouver

Coronavirus case confirmed in Metro Vancouver

The case, described as 'presumptive' after the BC CDC matched part of its genome to the coronavirus, is now on its way to National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for further confirmation
Coronavirus panic prompts Air Canada to cancel some flights between China and Vancouver

Coronavirus panic prompts Air Canada to cancel some flights between China and Vancouver

Carrier operates 33 flights per week to the country hardest hit with the fast-spreading fatal disease