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An estimated $300,000 worth of drugs, including fentanyl, was seized during an investigation by the New Westminster Police Department last spring. On Wednesday, police announced charges had been laid in connection with the investigation.

Port Coquitlam city hall. Photograph By CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM A former Port Coquitlam city employee will be sentenced in May for taking about $175,000 from the municipality over a three-year period.

North Van City Mayor Darrell Mussatto won’t be seeking re-election Oct. 20.

This portrait of Capt. George Vancouver is revealed in a ceremony with Janice Charette, Canadian high commissioner to the U.K., beside the replica of his ship HMS Discovery at the Royal B.C. Museum on Tuesday.

Marc Andre Leclerc is shown in a photo from a GoFundMe page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO A 24-year-old climber based in Squamish and his friend have died during an expedition in Alaska.

This pair of towers is proposed for Barclay and Thurlow, close to the upcoming Butterfly tower, which is visible in the rendering to the left of the new towers, behind the Patina building.

Architectural rendering of temporary modular housing for 4480 Kaslo St. Rendering courtesy City of Vancouver The City of Vancouver has approved a development permit for another temporary modular housing complex, this time on Kaslo Street.

The City of Vancouver expects to repair 46,000 potholes this year, compared to Toronto’s 200,000. photo Dan Toulgoet According to the City of Vancouver, its street crews will repair aproximately 46,000 potholes this year.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau. SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Transport Minister Marc Garneau says efforts to protect Canada's coastlines from vessel spills includes new partnerships with Indigenous communities.

A home in Shaughnessy, an upscale neighbourhood in Vancouver is pictured, Tuesday, March, 13, 2018.