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Domestic violence cases hold steady

Women’s safety fair this weekend at Trout Lake Community Centre

Jul 3, 2014 12:03 PM Read more >

Here's the trippiest Vancouver map of all time

Inspired by similar projects illustrating New York and Portland, local artist Ekaterina Aristova has created the map by using publicly available data from the City of Vancouver and assigning a different colour to each decade a building was constructe

Jul 3, 2014 11:58 AM Read more >

Shangri-La named best hotel in Canada

The Shangri-La, arguably Vancouver’s ritziest hotel, is the best hotel in Canada. That is, according to the readers of Travel + Leisure.

Jul 3, 2014 10:56 AM Read more >

Read beer advocacy group’s letter to BC Liberals

CAMRA BC claims new happy hour will harm service industry

Jul 2, 2014 11:45 AM Read more >

Archives: Simon Fraser reaches mouth of the Fraser

This day in history: July 2, 1808

Jul 2, 2014 11:03 AM Read more >

Cash offer to end BCTF strike expires

The provincial government's offer to give public school teachers some extra money if they sign a deal ending their strike expired yesterday (June 30).

Jul 1, 2014 2:06 PM Read more >

Archives: Chief Dan George laments Confederation

This day in history: July 1, 1967

Jul 1, 2014 12:17 PM Read more >

Happy hour changes cheered by pub owners

On the first official weekend that many bars and pubs in Vancouver instituted happy hour specials, patrons and bar keeps seemed, well, happy.

Jun 30, 2014 2:00 PM Read more >

Port racket rankles residents

Noise tops list of complaints against Port Metro Vancouver

Jun 30, 2014 1:49 PM Read more >

Our House in the middle of the streets

Seventy-seven-year-old Norm Sharkey roller-skates 50 kilometres along the Stanley Park seawall every weekday morning. Sharkey started the Wheels 4 Freedom fundraiser April 28 and plans to skate the length of a cross-country journey.

Jun 30, 2014 1:16 PM Read more >