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Pelé’s soccer legacy felt in Vancouver

Pelé’s soccer legacy felt in Vancouver

The debate rages: Is Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi the greatest soccer player of all-time? Their talent and achievements are undeniable. But Pelé — Edson Arantes do Nascimento — ranks far above them in my books.
2022 in review: What didn’t happen in B.C. in the past year

2022 in review: What didn’t happen in B.C. in the past year

So many things happen every year in Metro Vancouver, but what about those that didn’t in 2022? Here is a partial list. Still no woman as Vancouver mayor In his second try on Oct.
Canadian athletes became safe sport activists in 2022

Canadian athletes became safe sport activists in 2022

Canadians regained women’s Olympic hockey gold, returned to soccer’s men’s World Cup after a 36-year absence and hoisted the Davis Cup world tennis championship for the first time.
Vancouver art teacher acquitted of sexual touching

Vancouver art teacher acquitted of sexual touching

A Vancouver art teacher was found not guilty Dec. 23 of two sexual touching charges, despite one of the B.C. Supreme Court’s top judges finding the alleged victim’s testimony more credible and reliable.
Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.

Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.

TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — Delta Police say a youth from Surrey has been arrested after an early morning shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C., and will be facing several firearms charges.
No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.

No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that was travelling along tracks east of Kamloops, B.C. The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m.
Tiny Protection Island, off Nanaimo, B.C., wary as large cougar moves in

Tiny Protection Island, off Nanaimo, B.C., wary as large cougar moves in

NANAIMO, B.C. — A large cougar is prowling a tiny but densely populated island just off Nanaimo, B.C., and officials with the Environment Ministry say conservation officers are keeping a close eye on the situation.
'Culture of riding buses needs to change': Highway-bus passengers urged to wear seatbelts

'Culture of riding buses needs to change': Highway-bus passengers urged to wear seatbelts

Four killed, dozens injured in bus crash on icy Interior highway on Christmas Eve
Passersby were first to help Saturday night's bus crash victims before emergency crews arrived

Passersby were first to help Saturday night's bus crash victims before emergency crews arrived

One of the first people who arrived at the scene of Saturday night's fatal bus crash on the Okanagan Connector says a number of passersby helped injured bus passengers before emergency crews made it to the scene. Just after 6 p.m.
Social media post reunites family with old Christmas recording of them singing

Social media post reunites family with old Christmas recording of them singing

Aunt Bessie, Uncle Bob, little Dorothy Jane Lavoie singing Christmas carols in the early 1960s.