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The weather, it’s a changin’. Well, the climate is changing. But that isn’t new information. The long-term warming trend is reshaping how we garden, whether we like it or not.

B.C. experienced another record year for drug overdose deaths in 2018 – with New Westminster seeing its number rise. New West had 34 drug overdose deaths - up from 25 in 2017. Overall in B.C.

New Westminster’s second solar garden is getting close to being sold out.

TransLink and the BC SPCA are trying to reduce the pigeon population at a SkyTrain station to cut down on bird poop.

A 50-year-old New Westminster man is facing a laundry list of charges in connection to four robberies between Dec. 5, 2018, and Jan. 7, 2019.

A review of legal cases involving British Columbia's public insurer says despite public perception, the agency isn't lowballing claimants in its settlement offers.

And four other reasons Vancouver is awesome this week

New Westminster will be tackling various components of the official community plan in 2019, but it remains to be seen whether work on duplexes and triplexes will be in the mix.

A report by British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner says the province's three major political parties must each do a better job telling people about the information they are collecting about them. Michael McEvoy says he's giving B.C.

Mayor Jonathan Cote outspent all council and mayoral candidates in the 2018 civic election campaign – with a first-time council candidate who topped the polls coming next.