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On the first and third Thursday of each month about 50 families go to the food bank at St. John the Apostle church, where they get a free hot lunch, a bag of groceries and some dignity.

Drivers should be alert to a series of detours and closures on Highway 1 at the Cape Horn interchange this weekend.

A Coquitlam mom who was once a "den" mother to a group of vulnerable youth is closer to her dream of creating a safe place where children can learn and play. Eronne Foster, CEO of Cackleberries Entertainment (cackleberries.

This September students in Grades 8 to 12 can sign up for a whole new way of learning at the Inquiry Hub. An extension of Coquitlam Open Learning (COL), the Inquiry Hub will offer a full-time program of learning - without the regular class structure.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark yesterday returned to her old stomping grounds of Port Moody, a territory shaping up to be a political hotbed as a provincial byelection nears for the riding.

At 24, Binod Rai is like many young Canadians. He has a full-time job, a cell phone, a computer, a strong desire to get a better education and a love for his family, with whom he lives.

A Port Moody man will spend about three months behind bars after pleading guilty to publishing child pornography.

A man convicted of using an imitation firearm while robbing two banks last spring - including the HSBC on North Road - has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

TransLink should wait and see what impacts the Evergreen Line and the new Port Mann bridge have on traffic in the Tri-Cities before rushing to build the Murray-Clarke Connector, according to a local byelection candidate.

A flurry of calls and emails from hunters to Coquitlam city hall triggered council this week to rethink its new rules around discharging firearms, and bow and arrows.