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Amid racial reckoning, Grammys honour the Black experience

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November 25, 2020

NEW YORK — With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the ...

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Ruff story: Picture book to honour Biden dogs Champ and Major

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Future of business travel unclear as virus upends work life

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Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada

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Don't order out. Dive into Jamie Oliver's new cookbook

November 9, 2020

Jamie Oliver's crispy salmon tacos with mango and avocado

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Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective

November 9, 2020

Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

November 6, 2020

Pioneering Black doll Baby Nancy enters Toy Hall of Fame

November 5, 2020

Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021

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Canadian artists draw attention to Signal for Help campaign and domestic violence

November 3, 2020

COVID-19 could make transition to standard time smoother, say experts

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Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

October 29, 2020

Coronavirus dims Mexico's bright Day of the Dead celebration

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Masked Tribute on Remembrance Day in New Westminster

Lief Garrett / New West Record

November 12, 2020

New Westminster held a small-scale Remembrance Day ceremony, laying wreaths and broadcasting it so residents could honour the fallen from home. All photos by Lief Garrett

Community

New West's 'Wicked Witch of the West End' creates a hell of a Halloween display

Cornelia Naylor / New West Record

October 27, 2020

New Westminster resident Suzanne Parnell (a.k.a. the Wicked Witch of the West End) and her husband Brian have gone all out with a Halloween display at their London Street home this year. Parnell said this is the 30th Halloween display she’s created, and it shows in her impressive inventory of skeletons and gargoyles and her spooky arrangements, including a tree hung with creepy dolls, a dismembered torso on a guillotine and a skeleton getting the electric chair. This year’s display also includes a nod to the COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. provincial health officer Dr.

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PHOTOS: A sneak peek inside the new New Westminster Secondary School

New West Record

October 23, 2020

Want to know what the new NWSS will look like inside? So did we! The New Westminster school district's communications manager, Kristen Keighley-Wight, sent this batch of photos so the community will have a chance to check out the interior of the new school.

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Photo Gallery: Congratulations to the NWSS Class of 2020

New West Record

June 10, 2020

New Westminster Secondary School's Class of 2020 didn't have a chance to enjoy the traditional packed ceremonies at Massey Theatre, thanks to COVID-19. Instead, the school worked out an alternative: a series of socially distanced ceremonies held over three days at Anvil Centre. Photographer Cornelia Naylor stopped by on Day 3 (Thursday, June 4) to check out the pomp and ceremony.

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Photos: Anvil Centre's Winter Celebrations bring sparkle to New West

New West Record

January 3, 2020

The Anvil Centre has been alive with festive entertainment and activities since Dec. 19, as its second annual Winter Celebrations have offered up an array of family-friendly fun. Photographer Jennifer Gauthier has stopped in over the past two weekends to check out the fun. The Winter Celebrations continue until this Sunday.

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Helicopter Santa brings the cheer to New Westminster hospital

Cornelia Naylor / New West Record

December 18, 2019

Santa made his 15th annual visit to sick kids and newborn babies at Royal Columbian Hospital Tuesday thanks to Helijet and BC Emergency Health Services. The Jolly Old Elf’s medevac-helicopter tour of five Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island hospitals wrapped up in New West in the afternoon, with Santa visiting the RCH pediatric and maternity wards, and handing out stuffed bears to kids who may end up having to spend Christmas in the hospital.

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Helicopter Santa

New West Record

December 18, 2019

Santa made his 15th annual visit to sick kids and newborn babies at Royal Columbian Hospital Tuesday thanks to Helijet and BC Emergency Health Services. The Jolly Old Elf’s medevac-helicopter tour of five Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island hospitals wrapped up in New West in the afternoon, with Santa visiting the RCH pediatric and maternity wards, handing out stuffed bears to kids who may end up having to spend Christmas in the hospital.

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Photos: Santa Claus Parade returns to New West

New West Record

December 16, 2019

It's not Christmas till Santa Claus rides down Columbia Street on a fire truck. Crowds turned out on a pleasant Sunday afternoon to watch this year's Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 15. Photographer Jennifer Gauthier captured all the fun.

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New Westminster Doesn't Forget

Jennifer Gauthier / New West Record

November 11, 2019

New Westminster residents honour the fallen on Remembrance Day. All photos by Jennifer Gauthier

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NWSS Hyacks Tailgate Party

Alan Wardle / New West Record

October 28, 2019

The New West Secondary School Hyacks Tailgate Party was held Oct. 19, with people raising money and having a blast. The annual Tailgate Auction is made possible by the presenting sponsor, River Market and long-time team sponsors, G&F Financial, New Westminster Record, Key West Ford, La Perla Ballroom, the organizing committee led by Mary Beth Philip, event volunteers and auction Alumni, who continue to make the Tailgate Auction New West’s ‘gala of the season’. ALL PHOTOS BY ALAN WARDLE

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