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Let there be light: How electric power came to the Sunshine Coast

Most of the time we take it for granted that when we turn a switch or press a button a light will come on or the washing machine will start.

May 7, 2021 5:15 PM Read more >

These incredible, historic photos from the Klondike Gold Rush were recently gifted to UBC

The photos, maps and posters are part of a historic collection gifted to the University as part of $2.5 million donation from UBC alum Philip B. Lind.

May 7, 2021 4:07 PM Read more >

Meet the man who loads Vancouver's historic 9 o'clock gun (VIDEO)

He's known as the 'powder master'.

May 5, 2021 3:37 PM Read more >

10 things that are still in place from Expo 86

Here are 10 things to see or experience that came from Vancouver's Expo 86

May 5, 2021 2:43 PM Read more >

Watch this wonderful visual postcard from Expo 86 (VIDEO)

This is the full 30-minute video "postcard" put together by filmmaker Michael Collier of Yaletown Productions to promote Vancouver and Expo 86.

May 4, 2021 4:41 PM Read more >

This photo of Vancouver police detectives from 1925 has been brought to life in full colour

The men in the photo are holding weapons used by a murderous sailor on January 25, 1924

May 1, 2021 4:23 PM Read more >

People once lined up to buy lots in Shaughnessy for under a thousand bucks

Lineups and real estate; two very-Vancouver things

Apr 30, 2021 9:27 AM Read more >

The hidden histories of Sikhs and South Asians in Vancouver

A look back during Sikh Heritage Month

Apr 23, 2021 10:08 AM Read more >

How Vancouver's oldest building is still surviving (VIDEO)

It's over 150 years old! 🏚️

Apr 19, 2021 3:02 PM Read more >

Time Traveller: Here's how the Jolly Jumper was invented in North Vancouver

Poole Manufacturing Co. Ltd., which first mass-produced the Jolly Jumper, was located at 161 Pemberton Ave.

Apr 18, 2021 9:05 AM Read more >