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Boat sinks in Port Moody Inlet

A 28-foot pleasure craft tied to the end of the pier at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody sank on Thursday, leaking an unknown amount of fuel into the harbour. Port Metro Vancouver arrived on scene shortly after 11 a.m.

BC RCMP hold press conference on Amanda Todd case

A Dutch media outlet is reporting that a 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the online harassment and sexual exploitation of Port Coquitlam teen Amanda Todd, who killed herself in 2012.

Coquitlam school district ponders 163 job cuts

School District 43 is facing another round of cuts this year to balance its 2014/'15 school budget and this may be the year families in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra start to notice the effects.

Mental health cop calls on the rise in Port Moody

Port Moody police officers are seeing an increase in the number of calls involving people with mental health concerns.

Port Moody police seeks surplus funds

Port Moody Police Department ended last year with a surplus and is now hoping to use some of that money for operational efficiencies and investigations, including the ongoing inquiry into a 2012 murder in Glenayre.

Finally, a surplus for QNet

A city of Coquitlam corporation that leases fibre optic cables is making money - five years after it started.

Hands, heart, legs all work, all help

Jim Kempton felt only relief when he was told he had cancer. Finally, he could put a name to his pain and fight it with all his might. Six months prior, the Port Coquitlam man woke up with an ache in his neck.

More outreach for future plans

Coquitlam city hall will try to cast a wider net for input as it plans for two neighbourhoods.

Motorcycle accident in Coquitlam sends one man to hospital

A motorcycle driver was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle accident Saturday night in the 500-block of the Lougheed Highway.

Coquitlam makes another tourism push

More than a decade after Coquitlam spent thousands of dollars to commission a study on how to tackle tourism, the city has brought on a manager to stoke interest locally.