Local News

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled some problem gamblers who had themselves banned from B.C. casinos but managed to keep playing are owed jackpots that were withheld by the B.C. Lottery Corp.

A plan to ban skateboarding and longboarding on Coquitlam streets and sidewalks will go back to the drawing board after public backlash on the matter.

As petite bungalows come down along Port Moody's Ioco Road corridor and much larger homes go up, Pleasantside residents are finding that one of the most feared sightings in their neighbourhood isn't the local wildlife, it's a "For Sale" sign.

The crew of Bedlam II - made up mostly of Tri-City residents - is expected to reach the Hawaiian shore on Monday. The six sailors under Port Moody skipper and boat owner Al Slater set off from Victoria on July 3 for the biennial Vic-Maui race.

Mossom Creek Hatchery volunteers are closing a major fundraising gap in their goal to have a hatchery running this fall.

A suspect arrested last month in connection with the theft of a war vet's memorabilia is now facing additional charges.

The victim of Tuesday morning's homicide in Port Coquitlam has been identified as 38-year-old Andra Ghiorghita. Her husband, 38-year-old Irinei Catalin Ghiorghita, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Cost-cutting, retirements and other administrative moves at School District 43 have resulted in some changes in school administration, including the trimming of two vice-principal positions.

Confused about the new garbage collection in Coquitlam? The city will host two information sessions this and next week to help residents who get the curbside pick-up for trash and green waste.

Bathing and showering just got easier for stroke patients and others being treated in Eagle Ridge Hospital's rehabilitation ward.