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According to a recent survey, more than half of Canadians plan on staying close to home this summer and Vancouverites are no exception.

The Vancouver School Board is delaying the start of summer school to July 7. Classes had been scheduled to start July 2. The VSB wants to allow more time for the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association and the B.C.

At the north foot of Nanaimo, across Wall Street, a narrow gravel path through Meditation Park leads to a 1920s-era pedestrian footbridge and a scenic view of the harbour and the North Shore.

Sheepdogs, The Odds and 54-40 to headline

When the BC Liberals announced their plans for Happy Hour last week, beer and wine enthusiasts decried their decision to set minimum drink prices, effectively increasing the price of booze rather than decreasing it in some cases.

This day in history: June 26, 1999

City spending more, adding flexibility to boost low voter turnout

When Toronto filmmaker Ryan Edmond visited Vancouver, he didn't stick to the standard tourist guidebook. No, he scaled the top of the Lions Gate Bridge instead, defying death to, y'know, see the city in a completely different way.

Region's mayors unlikely to amend $7.5-billion plan

A plan to build a new Fire Hall No. 5 at 3090 East 54th, which includes 31 supportive housing units for low-income women and their children, is the subject of an open house June 25.