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'Suspicious' death in city

Homicide team called in after death on Colby

New Westminster's Salvation Army Christmas kettle campaign raises $351,000

They were a bit short of their goal, but local Salvation Army volunteers are still happy with the final totals from their recently concluded Christmas kettle campaign.

News story of the year: Residents rally after city takes over financing

Civic centre makes news - all year Remember that scene in Miracle on 34th Street when the bags of mail get dumped out in the court room? The controversy around the city's civic centre loan might not have garnered quite as many letters as Santa did, b

Keep resolutions with the library

What's your resolution? Lose weight, get fit, or learn something new? We are always trying to improve ourselves and, while it's important to work on this any time, most of us make a push at the beginning of the New Year.

Trailblazer

There was a time when a girl in high school couldn't wear pants or take shop classes. The world has changed a lot since then, but there's still plenty of gender lines that don't often get crossed. When they do, we can't help but celebrate it.

Hyack renovator

You can be forgiven for not yet knowing the name Douglas Smith.

New Westminster homicide victim identified

A 32-year-old New Westminster man has been identified as the man killed in a Royal City basement suite on Dec. 28. Sam Balani died Thursday morning after an early-morning incident in the 500-block of Colby Street.

The power of words

We like our politicians down to earth - but not all the way into the gutter. Board chair James Janzen needed a refresher on appropriate language earlier this year after using a sexually-loaded phrase in an interview with one of our reporters.

Man arrested after car chase through Surrey, Burnaby and New Westminster

A man has been arrested and faces a slew of charges after he led Surrey RCMP on a chase in a stolen van that ended in the corner of a garage in New Westminster late Thursday night. According to Staff-Sgt.

Cash-strapped school districts asked to find more money

The Minister of Education recently sent a letter requesting school districts to develop "savings plans" to help pay for wage increases for support staff at schools - a move that will put even more financial pressure on the cash-strapped New Westminst