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Second-degree murder charges have been laid against a police officer in the 2012 fatal shooting at Starlight Casino. The Criminal Justice Branch announced Monday Const. Jordan MacWilliams had been charged with second-degree murder.

No criminal charges will be laid in connection to last fall’s massive fire on Columbia Street. Two of the downtown’s prominent heritage buildings were destroyed when fire gutted the 1904 E.L.

A 52-year-old man won’t spend any time behind bars after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault. On Oct.

Karen Doyle has walked her dogs around her home in Port Royal, in the Queensborough area of New Westminster, since the former sawmill site was first redeveloped 17 years ago.

Lack of LGBT-friendly residential care homes in Royal City

Hand washing among health-care providers at Royal Columbian Hospital is up since two years ago, but doctors continue to lag significantly behind their colleagues, according to the latest report by B.C.’s Provincial Hand Hygiene Working Group.

Dinner kicks off Homelessness Action Week

A New West man who fled the country earlier this year, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault last week.

It’s been one year since a piece of New Westminster’s history was left in rubble after fire ripped through two heritage buildings on Columbia Street. When fire crews arrived at the E.L. Lewis Block about 3:45 a.m. on Oct.

Two local women are combining their creative juices to raise funds for a cause close to their hearts. Jennifer Pistor and Kait DeWolff have teamed up on A Hart for the Cause, which is raising funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Society.