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A project using ocean currents is meant to show which Vancouver beaches would be affected by an oil spill from increased tanker traffic if the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion goes ahead.

Latest Cavalia production Odysseo features 67 horses

Hobbit banquet celebrates J.R.R. Tolkien novel

Vancouver certainly didn’t make as many international headlines as Toronto and its mayor did this year when it comes to illegal drug use, but there were still enough major — often confusing — drug policy developments for it to make the cut as this ye

The Musqueam Indian Band got some good news and some sad news this year. First, the good news: After more than two years of protest and subsequent negotiations, the band became the owner of a one-acre piece of property in Marpole.

Do you get as excited about amendments to city bylaws as I do? Didn’t think so. But if you’re a renter, or looking for a place to rent, you might want to jump on the City of Vancouver’s website and check out what’s new on the rental front.

The City of Vancouver has quelled Marpole residents’ furor over their draft community plan — at least for now — through additional consultation.

City budget proposes 1.9 per cent property tax hike

Homelessness, the bicycle and social media. The lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Civic dissent . All have been past choices for the Vancouver Courier ’s Newsmaker of the Year.

The Vancouver Park Board is a key contender for the Courier ’s 2013 Newsmaker of the Year .