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Your Christmas cocktail can be bad for your health

Avoiding sugar at this time of year is not just a matter of turning away the sweets and baked goods that are constantly on offer.

Cannabis business sets up shop in Coquitlam

Nextleaf Labs says it researches and develops extraction techniques and will not retail products to local customers
From cook to restauranteur thanks to lotto win

From cook to restauranteur thanks to lotto win

Vinh Tran will soon be his own boss after matching all 10 numbers to win the Nov. 23 Lotto 6/49 guaranteed $1 million prize.
Raccoon found with trap dragging from paw in Port Coquitlam prompts call for action

Raccoon found with trap dragging from paw in Port Coquitlam prompts call for action

The Fur-Bearers offers $1,500 reward, calls for changes to allow municipalities to regulate traps in urban areas

Coquitlam council approves new Maillardville highrise

A new highrise is coming to Maillardville. Coquitlam council on Monday approved the 29-storey project planned for Blue Mountain Street and Lougheed Highway following a public hearing, adding 179 units to the neighbourhood.
Wave of arrests nabs man on Coquitlam arrest warrant

Wave of arrests nabs man on Coquitlam arrest warrant

'You just never know what a shift is going to bring,' said RCMP officer
Let it snow: Vancouver forecast calls for chance of flurries on Christmas Day

Let it snow: Vancouver forecast calls for chance of flurries on Christmas Day

While it may have seemed like a longshot, the Vancouver weather forecast is calling for a chance of snow on Christmas Day. Environment Canada calls for rain on Friday, Dec. 20 with a high of 8 ° C and a low 4 ° C.

Court challenge for details of Vagramov's 'alternative measures'

Several Lower Mainland media outlets are petitioning the courts to release records related to the alternative measures program completed by Port Moody Mayor Rob Vagramov in his sexual assault case.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus visit a PoCo school as firefighters serve breakfast

Mr. and Mrs. Claus visit a PoCo school as firefighters serve breakfast

A special pancake breakfast was served to students at James Park elementary Friday.
Mounties give desperate Burnaby shoplifter a break

Mounties give desperate Burnaby shoplifter a break

*This story has been updated. The RCMP say they erred in the age of the suspect.* A man picked up for shoplifting food at a North Burnaby Safeway got more than he bargained for from local Mounties. Police got a call Wednesday just before 1:30 p.m.