Richmond Sentinel

3 days ago | richmondsentinel.ca | Matthew Cheung

DISCLAIMER: The following article is for informational and entertainment purposes only, and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Richmond Sentinel. In the previous edition, we took a look at the quirky laws and bylaws found in the Province of Quebec, as part of our 13-part series. In this edition, we head to the province famous for whale watching, also known as Nova Scotia, to see what quirky laws and bylaws were or still are enforced today. 1.

5 days ago | richmondsentinel.ca | Matthew Cheung

Following up on our Richmond poppy street signs, we moved onto the young soldiers whose names were inscribed on the Richmond Cenotaph. Those names are compiled of 21 young men who lost their lives in World War I, World War II, or in the Korean War. Clarence Burton was born on Aug. 11, 1917 to Mrs. Gilbert McKenzie, he was the younger son and attended school in Richmond alongside his siblings.

1 week ago | richmondsentinel.ca | Jeremy Simes |Aaron Sousa

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says thousands more evacuees are expected and the city of Flin Flon is virtually deserted as wildfires continue to rage in his province. Kinew told a Friday news conference the mayor, councillors , health-care staff, and all other officials have had to depart Flin Flon. "The only folks remaining on the ground are firefighters and folks in the office of the fire commissioner and RCMP, who are there to battle the blaze," Kinew said.

2 weeks ago | richmondsentinel.ca | Joe Leary

Throughout its rich baseball history, the Vancouver Canadians have had many future Major League superstars entertain the fans at Nat Bailey Stadium; affiliated with either the home or visiting team’s minor league systems. Home to professional baseball since 1951, ‘The Nat’ boasts an impressive list of famous names to grace the diamond over the years; dating back to Brooks Robinson in 1959 and Tony La Russa in 1968.

2 weeks ago | richmondsentinel.ca | Steve Erickson |Steve Daniel

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months. The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Several states requested the aid in response to damage from a massive storm system in mid-March.