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Sadie DeCoste is urging the powers that be to keep fighting for improved transit improvements in Metro Vancouver.

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A New Westminster man has been wowing Calgary Stampede-goers all weeklong with his eagle – but it’s not the white-headed, yellow-billed bird of prey you may be thinking of.

New Westminster residents with asthma, chronic respiratory disease and heart failure are being warned to take precautions against a thick blanket of smoke hovering over Metro Vancouver.

A 50-year-old New Westminster man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was found guilty of charges related to the possession and distribution of child pornography in February.

Second derailment on Front Street in three months

A motorcycle crash near Kamloops has claimed the life of a New Westminster elementary school teacher. Colin Leslie Mackay, who taught a Grade 5/6 class at Lord Kelvin Elementary School this year, died Thursday afternoon, according to the B.C.

Mayor Jonathan Cote is convinced Metro Vancouver residents soundly defeated a proposed transit tax because of concerns about TransLink. After tallying the results of 1.56 million registered voters in Metro Vancouver, Elections B.C.

Council in brief

Mayor says New West residents understand importance of transit but share region's frustration with TransLink