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5 world firsts that involved Vancouver (that you probably don't know)

5 world firsts that involved Vancouver (that you probably don't know)

From online book sales to bike polo to digital photography.
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Vancouver sports history: How the Sun Run got up and running 40 years ago

Vancouver sports history: How the Sun Run got up and running 40 years ago

For the first Sun Run in 1985, participants circled False Creek’s nearly completed Expo ’86 site before crossing the finish line beside the still-gleaming white teflon dome of BC Place Stadium.
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Photos: These historic photos of Granville and Robson show how lively Vancouver was 100 years ago

Photos: These historic photos of Granville and Robson show how lively Vancouver was 100 years ago

Here's what the city looked like when there were only 163,000 residents.
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5 Vancouver place names you (probably) don't know

5 Vancouver place names you (probably) don't know

Have you been to Cowards Cove or Noon Breakfast Point?
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This Canadian soccer great learned to play in the backyard of his family's East Vancouver home

This Canadian soccer great learned to play in the backyard of his family's East Vancouver home

Dale Mitchell signed to the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1977
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Check out this beautiful photo of Vancouver at night 110 years ago

Check out this beautiful photo of Vancouver at night 110 years ago

The moon illuminates the sea next to the city, while the suburban grid is almost uniform throughout the city.
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Time Traveller: Tipperary Tea Garden satisfies day trippers in Capilano Canyon

Time Traveller: Tipperary Tea Garden satisfies day trippers in Capilano Canyon

Opened in the mid-1910s, this popular spot provided refreshments for people visiting the great outdoors in North Vancouver
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World War I-era howitzer found buried at Vancouver fair grounds

World War I-era howitzer found buried at Vancouver fair grounds

The PNE grounds have been used for a lot of things over the years, and artillery storage appears to have been one purpose
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Richmond

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Richmond

Richmond's main island is famously named after a travelling showgirl.
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Library book 64 years overdue returned to Vancouver university

Library book 64 years overdue returned to Vancouver university

Keeping the book may have saved his life.
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