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Time Traveller: This 'ghost sign' was painted some time before 1910

Time Traveller: This 'ghost sign' was painted some time before 1910

Surprise discovery revealed during demolition of a North Vancouver building
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Tapped In: Check out these photos of Vancouver's early beer scene

Tapped In: Check out these photos of Vancouver's early beer scene

Get ready to see a lot of mustaches.
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5 things you didn't know about the Gassy Jack statue

5 things you didn't know about the Gassy Jack statue

You might know a few things about "Gassy" Jack Deighton, but do you know about how his statue came to be in Gastown?
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Babes in the Woods: Vancouver police release identities, details about historic murders

Babes in the Woods: Vancouver police release identities, details about historic murders

"It was necessary to give them names in order to give them some sense of peace."
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Babes in the Woods: After nearly 70 years, remains of children found in Stanley Park finally identified

Babes in the Woods: After nearly 70 years, remains of children found in Stanley Park finally identified

When Ally Brady spit into a tube in 2020, she had no idea that her DNA would solve one of Vancouver’s oldest and coldest murder mysteries.
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This 1978 footage of BC Ferries workers is like a blooper reel (VIDEO)

This 1978 footage of BC Ferries workers is like a blooper reel (VIDEO)

The film shows everything from workplace shenanigans to routine ferry operations
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This 1926 film reel captures adventures in Vancouver a century ago

This 1926 film reel captures adventures in Vancouver a century ago

A glimpse of what life was like for some residents of the city in 1926.
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'Exploited and downtrodden to the point of despair': Radio show offers glimpse of Downtown Eastside 50 years ago (AUDIO)

'Exploited and downtrodden to the point of despair': Radio show offers glimpse of Downtown Eastside 50 years ago (AUDIO)

"So many times by so many people they've been exploited and oppressed and abused and really f*cked over."
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'One of the great cities of the Northwest': 1936 travel video explores Vancouver and Victoria

'One of the great cities of the Northwest': 1936 travel video explores Vancouver and Victoria

The music sounds like it's from a dramatic film.
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Vancouver cold case files: Babes in the Woods - The search for their identities

Vancouver cold case files: Babes in the Woods - The search for their identities

Nearly 70 years after the killings there's been a major step in the investigation
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