Skip to content

Local News

$50-million jackpot split 20 ways. Some boss might need a whole new staff

$50-million jackpot split 20 ways. Some boss might need a whole new staff

Is some employer going to need to find a whole new staff? That’s my thought after finding out a $50-million jackpot has been won by a group ticket. The ticket will apparently be split 20 ways, but it’s not known yet if the winners know each other.
Watch the insane transformation of a penguin at Vancouver Aquarium (Video)

Watch the insane transformation of a penguin at Vancouver Aquarium (Video)

“Behold the penguin molt”
'No act of reconciliation is too small,' says B.C. advanced education minister

'No act of reconciliation is too small,' says B.C. advanced education minister

Support programs for Indigenous students aim to make the transition to post-secondary school easier
Coquitlam students win national young environmental reporter awards

Coquitlam students win national young environmental reporter awards

The two Gleneagle secondary students won first place for their stories investigating solutions to plastic pollution in communities across Canada
UPDATED: GoFundMe raises over $80k for Coquitlam family after death of popular hockey writer

UPDATED: GoFundMe raises over $80k for Coquitlam family after death of popular hockey writer

Jason Botchford, a leading voice covering the Vancouver Canucks and the National Hockey League, is survived by his wife and three children.
United Way collects thousands of menstrual products for people living in poverty

United Way collects thousands of menstrual products for people living in poverty

Businesses, unions, universities and colleges all came together to support the annual Period Promise campaign organized by the Burnaby-based United Way of the Lower Mainland.
Coquitlam students turn farmers in back-to-the-land crash course

Coquitlam students turn farmers in back-to-the-land crash course

School District 43 summer program offers students an opportunity to grow, cook and sell food while earning credit for Environmental Science 11
North Vancouver soccer player Ciara McCormack blows the whistle on alleged abuse

North Vancouver soccer player Ciara McCormack blows the whistle on alleged abuse

Former Whitecaps player pushing for safer sport environments
Her story now told, Kurdi shares the stories of the world's refugees

Her story now told, Kurdi shares the stories of the world's refugees

Coquitlam woman hopes her book will inspire others to take action in support of child refugees
Re-sellers hot for IKEA art rugs as wristbands go on sale in Coquitlam

Re-sellers hot for IKEA art rugs as wristbands go on sale in Coquitlam

Want an art piece on your floor? Here's your chance, according to latest promotion from the Swedish retailer