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COVID-19 laid bare cracks in the country's food system. Cracks that run deeper than disrupted supply chains and empty shelves. Cracks that tie together sky-high farm debt, land speculation, and Canada’s reliance on migrant agricultural workers.

During quarantine, stores closed and gatherings stopped. One of the ways youth occupied themselves was on their devices. So, how can youth lower their screen time without reducing it completely? “There is no question tech can help in many ways.

FortisBC is applying to Metro Vancouver to increase its maximum permitted sulphur dioxide emissions eight-fold – from 3.4 tonnes per year to 28 tonnes per year – at its Tilbury liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant across the Fraser River from Richmond.

In total, 52 flights through B.C. have been added to the BCCDC’s public exposure list for August

The New Westminster Police Department says it arrested an adult male masseur after an allegation of sexual assault during a massage.

Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster remains Canada’s busiest cardiac catheterization lab with among some of the country’s best outcomes, according to the latest indicators from Canadian cardiac centres.

This local mom is speaking out to help raise awareness in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 - and so no other mother has to lose a child

Limited learning groups, a new 'quarter' system at NWSS and new expanded online offerings are among the ways the district is working to address concerns over COVID-19

Save the Date: Thursday, Sept. 17

NOTE: This story was updated at 7 p.m. on Aug. 26 with a link to the New Westminster school district's back-to-school plan.