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The Cambie has been saved: Vancouver’s oldest bar isn’t closing after all

The Cambie Malones Group announced Wednesday that the bar will ‘no longer be closing its operations this year’

Oct 9, 2019 3:45 PM Read more >

Vancouver saw the coldest temperature in a whopping 84 years today

Brrr! The Metro Vancouver weather forecast calls for decidedly chilly temperatures tonight after temperatures for Oct. 9 were recorded at their lowest in over 80 years.

Oct 9, 2019 3:32 PM Read more >

Canucks took as many too many men penalties in two games as they took all of last season

The Canucks need fewer men on the ice. Hold on, let me explain! In 82 games last season, the Canucks were caught with too many men on the ice just three times; no other NHL team took fewer too many men penalties.

Oct 9, 2019 3:19 PM Read more >

Drivers, look out for changing road conditions this Thanksgiving weekend: ICBC

Thanksgiving is one of the more dangerous long weekends in B.C. , with an average of 2,200 crashes between 6 p.m. on the Friday prior to the holiday and midnight on Monday.

Oct 9, 2019 1:00 PM Read more >

B.C. Federation of Labour calls for boycott of picketed Vancouver hotels

Strike began Sept. 19

Oct 9, 2019 12:07 PM Read more >

These are the Vancouver ridings to watch in the 2019 federal election

Jody Wilson-Raybould’s run as independent will test popularity with voters

Oct 9, 2019 10:16 AM Read more >

Mayors choose tunnel but province is still consulting on Massey replacement

An eight–lane immersed tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel is years away from reality, if that’s even the option that ends up being chosen by the provincial government.

Oct 9, 2019 9:36 AM Read more >

Second wave of cannabis legalization brings business opportunities

Much competition set to flow in the cannabis-drinks niche

Oct 9, 2019 9:27 AM Read more >

New West man gets 4.5 years for violent sex assault in Vancouver

Warning: This story includes violent content regarding a sexual assault and may not be suitable for all readers. A New Westminster man was handed a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for a violent sexual assault on a sex worker in Vancouver.

Oct 9, 2019 9:14 AM Read more >

'I kind of laugh it off': Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says PM is not a 'fake feminist'

The prime minister's spouse sat down with local candidate Neelam Brar and the Burnaby NOW to talk about women in leadership

Oct 9, 2019 8:58 AM Read more >