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UPDATED: Coquitlam student died in drug overdose

UPDATED: Coquitlam student died in drug overdose

The 16-year-old girl was found unresponsive in the bathroom of the Starbucks on Ioco Road.
UPDATED: Coquitlam man identified as victim in stabbing outside Port Coquitlam pub

UPDATED: Coquitlam man identified as victim in stabbing outside Port Coquitlam pub

Robert Harold Vidovich, 65, died of wounds suffered in an apparent altercation outside the pub. IHIT has released a description of the suspect.

Slight rise in Tri-City real estate in June

July showed some signs that the red-hot Metro Vancouver real estate market could be moderating, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
Learn about overdoses, naloxone at community event in Port Coquitlam

Learn about overdoses, naloxone at community event in Port Coquitlam

A free community event next week will give the public a chance to learn about how to prevent and respond to drug overdoses, and to pick up a free take-home naloxone kit.
Port Coquitlam judge heading up federal inquiry

Port Coquitlam judge heading up federal inquiry

Judge Marion Buller, also a PoCo resident, named Chief Commissioner of Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
New Port Moody pie biz helps autism causes

New Port Moody pie biz helps autism causes

Patrick and Lisa Beecroft changed what they served at home and in their cafes after their eldest daughter suffered a health scare at Halloween.
Banner tourism year for Coquitlam, rest of Lower Mainland

Banner tourism year for Coquitlam, rest of Lower Mainland

Coquitlam is on track to have a record year in tourism — a trend happening in municipalities across the Lower Mainland largely due to the low Canadian dollar, the city's tourism manager said.
Pokémon Gym removed from Coquitlam Hell's Angels clubhouse

Pokémon Gym removed from Coquitlam Hell's Angels clubhouse

The hunt for Pokémon Go characters will no longer draw players to a hotspot in front of Hell's Angels clubhouse in Coquitlam.
UPDATED: Fire just one more issue for vacant Coquitlam housing co-op

UPDATED: Fire just one more issue for vacant Coquitlam housing co-op

Discussions over future of Hoy Creek Housing Co-op spurred by Wednesday morning blaze
Coquitlam woman and her dog attacked by pit bull

Coquitlam woman and her dog attacked by pit bull

City staff are investigating the Sunday evening incident to determine whether the pit bull should be labelled aggressive or vicious.