Coquitlam News

Residents of a Coquitlam apartment building are breathing a huge sigh of relief Thursday night.

Dr. Henry Morgentaler speaks to the media in Toronto, July 2, 2008. Dr. Morgentaler was named a member of the Order of Canada after spending decades of his life advocating the legalization of abortion.

Edward R. Murrow Award for spot news coverage from the Radio-Television News Directors Association International, for coverage of the oil pipeline explosion in Burrard Inlet.

Emergency crews helped two teenagers to safety from a rock in the Coquitlam River in the early hours of Tuesday morning after they became stranded while riding an inner tube on the river.

A Coquitlam man accused of second-degree murder admitted on the stand Monday that he grabbed his 15-year-old girlfriend by the throat, after feeling "threatened" when she told him she was calling her friends ...

Allan Trice of International Submarine Engineering Research Ltd. in Port Coquitlam, poses with the Theseus, the largest autonomous underwater vehicle in the world.

There was a collective sigh of relief, followed by tearful hugs, when B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Williamson convicted Brian Kenneth Widman of second-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Surrey ...

Ted Wingrove of the Hyde Creek Watershed Society, who has 'adopted' Riverview Creek on the Riverview Hospital grounds where he works, was disturbed to find the water thick with a white foam Monday morning.

The Tri-City's largest library will close for six months this fall to facilitate a $3 million renovation project.

David Emerson speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons following question period in the on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 16, 2008.

Chilliwack Central Elementary Community, Douglas Road Elementary and Lake Cowichan Secondary are three of the schools in line for a total of $12.3 million from the British Columbia government for seismic ...

The Access to Information Act does not apply to Parliament and the House won't release the total annual costs for MPs' BlackBerries, cellphones, some of their travel, and their gas, but Canada's Access to ...

Editor's note: Some readers may find parts of this story offensive. An expert in forensic pathology took the stand in B.C. Supreme Court Wednesday to explain how his autopsy led him to believe that manual ...

Tourists and residents making their way around the Tri-Cities can get a free updated street map and Community Compass to help them.

The father of a week-old B.C. infant who was listed for sale on an Internet bulletin board is facing forgery and possession of stolen property charges.

More than 7,000 new members joined a Facebook group protesting the government's copyright bill on Friday.

B.C. officials build case against Clay Roueche, facing trial in Washington State and accused of leading violent UN Gang IAN BAILEY June 12, 2008 VANCOUVER -- B.C. police targeting the UN Gang are preparing to ...

Canadian Blood Services is launching a new website where people who have received blood can say thank-you to their anonymous donors, and explain how it has helped them.

More than $50,000 in provincial funding was spent last month in an attempt to link Coquitlam with a city in South Korea.

Mayor Scott Young will be representing Port Coquitlam at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention this weekend less than a week after his council called for his resignation - ' for the third time.