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Absentee ballots put Robinson ahead for the NDP

The Coquitlam-Maillardville riding will likely stay in the NDP's hands after a count of absentee ballots gave Selina Robinson a slight edge over Liberal candidate Steve Kim.

Changes to Port Moody West Coast Express lot

Commuters using the Port Moody West Coast Express stop will see changes to the area starting later this month as crews prepare to build the Evergreen Line's Moody Centre Station.

Bailey bridge subject to mediation

The city of Coquitlam will ask for provincial government help to get a bailey bridge connecting with New Westminster replaced with two lanes. At Monday's meeting, city council unanimously voted to apply to B.C.

Family connection to Moore tornado victims prompts fundraiser

An uneventful but long flight from Moore, Oklahoma ended in horror last week when Shelby Mackenzie turned on her cellphone.

Two people injured in Port Coquitlam stabbing

Two people were treated for extensive injuries to their faces after a stabbing in Port Coquitlam Tuesday afternoon. Coquitlam RCMP responded to the incident in the 2300-block of Atkins Avenue at about 2 p.m.

First hurdle for new Burke neighbourhood

A plan more than eight years in the making for the largest neighbourhood on Coquitlam's Burke Mountain reached a milestone this week.

UPDATED: Cougar warnings for Coquitlam

A week after a family's run in with a cougar at Sasamat Lake, conservation officers are warning Coquitlam residents living in neighbourhoods north of David Avenue near the Coquitlam river to be on the lookout for a big cat.

Daycare operator sentenced to 18 months for toddler's death

The daycare operator charged in the death of a nearly one-year-old boy on his first day of daycare in January 2011 will spend the next 18 months in prison. In his reasons for sentencing, B.C.

Severance pay out for Rick Humphreys totals nearly $148,000

Cash-strapped School District 43 paid its former secretary treasurer $148,495 in severance when he left his job last December after less than three and a half years at SD43, district records show.

Real world issues handled in the classroom

The hardest lessons are usually taught by the school of hard knocks.