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Dozens fined for flouting COVID-19 restrictions in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam

Dozens fined for flouting COVID-19 restrictions in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam

Sweeps of Port Coquitlam businesses have resulted in hundreds of people being warned or provided with information about provincial health orders as police and city bylaw officers respond to changing COVID-19 health orders; 34 people have been given fines for flouting rules
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Chinese consulate lashes back at Vancouver mayor

Chinese consulate lashes back at Vancouver mayor

Allegations of ‘genocide’ in Xinjiang ‘most outrageous lies of the century’
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Opinion: B.C. Greens 'blistering' in criticism of Dr. Henry, but would their lockdown plan really work?

Opinion: B.C. Greens 'blistering' in criticism of Dr. Henry, but would their lockdown plan really work?

Criticism clearly aimed at provincial health officer
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Several Metro Vancouver Superstore and Safeway workers infected with COVID-19

Several Metro Vancouver Superstore and Safeway workers infected with COVID-19

Workers at multiple big box grocery stores in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Surrey among those in region recently confirmed as having the virus
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More McDonald's workers in Metro Vancouver test positive for COVID-19

More McDonald's workers in Metro Vancouver test positive for COVID-19

Affected locations are in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
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COVID-19 pandemic is derailing the dreams of young athletes

COVID-19 pandemic is derailing the dreams of young athletes

A study by the Canada Games Council says one in three Canadian youth are unsure if they'll return to playing their sport once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, and one in five say they won't return.
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Nostalgia for VW vans and road trips boost Coquitlam camper van rental business

Nostalgia for VW vans and road trips boost Coquitlam camper van rental business

Port Moody entrepreneur started his Honest Camper business after a road trip with his son in a retro VW; now he's refurbishing campers and renting them out to British Columbians denied international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
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In the glory days of radio, this woman helped start a massive Port Moody electronics company

In the glory days of radio, this woman helped start a massive Port Moody electronics company

Isabelle Chisholm was the widow of Edward Chisholm, who made Port Moody a leading manufacturer of televisions and home hifi sets at his plant on Murray Street in the 1950s and early 1960s. She recently passed away at the age of 98.
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'A light in the pandemic', why a Coquitlam man sings O Canada nightly for a year (VIDEO)

'A light in the pandemic', why a Coquitlam man sings O Canada nightly for a year (VIDEO)

Adam Turpin usually sings with a choir, now this Coquitlam man sings alone as he tries to boost the spirits of frontline workers with a powerful rendition of O Canada
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B.C. has highest two-day total of new COVID-19 cases: 2,555

B.C. has highest two-day total of new COVID-19 cases: 2,555

B.C. has 9,574 people actively infected with COVID-19 – the highest number since December 21.
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