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Back when a DIY toothbrush-knife at a Burnaby prison sparked the biggest breakout in B.C. history

Back when a DIY toothbrush-knife at a Burnaby prison sparked the biggest breakout in B.C. history

Thirteen prisoners doing time for everything from robbery to murder broke out of Oakalla prison in the wee hours of New Year's Day 1988. Three were caught the same day having drinks at a New Westminster pub.
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8 spooky photos show what Halloween looked like in Vancouver more than 70 years ago

8 spooky photos show what Halloween looked like in Vancouver more than 70 years ago

The spookiness comes from how creepy some of the masks look.
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The PNE once sold the Vancouver Canucks for $175,000

The PNE once sold the Vancouver Canucks for $175,000

'Vancouver's nicest mayor' bought them
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'Jason Takes Manhattan' was filmed in Vancouver

'Jason Takes Manhattan' was filmed in Vancouver

Jason takes Vancouver
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Photos: This is what Vancouver's iconic water front looked like 120 years ago

Photos: This is what Vancouver's iconic water front looked like 120 years ago

Vancouver's waterfront may host an iconic skyline now, but it's dramatically different from 100 years ago.
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Photos: 110 years ago Vancouver firefighters used to pull their own hoses and were champions at it

Photos: 110 years ago Vancouver firefighters used to pull their own hoses and were champions at it

They were the fastest in the land.
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One of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions took place in B.C.

One of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions took place in B.C.

Boom goes the Nitramex 2H
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A Vancouver mayor once paid people to bring dead rat ears to City Hall

A Vancouver mayor once paid people to bring dead rat ears to City Hall

There wasn't a rat problem at the time
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Vancouver Cold Case Files: This unsolved 1954 shooting death was the city's first 'gangland' hit

Vancouver Cold Case Files: This unsolved 1954 shooting death was the city's first 'gangland' hit

The body of Danny Brent was found on the 10th green at UBC’s golf course on Sept. 15, 1954.
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about local politics in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about local politics in Vancouver

UBC, the park board and 1920s elections are all here!
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