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Stranded boat at Rocky Point Park Pier prompts city of Port Moody to nix annual dip

Many southwestern B.C. residents were jolted awake late Tuesday night by a small earthquake that briefly rattled homes across much of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. The magnitude 4.3 quake at 11:39 p.m.

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Reporters Diane Strandberg, Janis Warren and Sarah Payne pick a few Tri-City leaders who made a difference in 2015

Coquitlam's Tima Kurdi welcomed her brother, Mohammad Kurdi, his wife and their five children when they arrived in Canada on Monday. Their brother, Abdullah Kurdi, has decided to stay in the Middle East after losing his wife and two sons in their attempted voyage from Turkey to Greece in September; the photo of their son, Alan, who washed ashore on a Turkish beach, pushed the plight of Syrian refugees into the spotlight and became a key issue in the Canadian federal election.

Plea is starting two groups in the Tri-Cities, one for trans youth up to age 25 and another for their parents and caregivers.

Amid tight embraces, first introductions, smiles and tears, Coquitlam's Tima Kurdi welcomed her brother and his family to Canada Monday morning.

Dozens of drivers needed to ferry New Year's Eve revelers, and vehicles, safely home

Tima Kurdi welcomed her brother and his family at YVR on Monday morning.

It's supposed to be sunny and clear Dec. 25, celebrate with a walk in your local park