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Thrills chewing gum wasn't supposed to taste like soap

A Canadian classic that still tastes (mostly) like soap

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Time Traveller: This giant steel ball was used to bash down trees

The 4,100 kilogram behemoth was used to knock down acres of forest to make way for the Cleveland Dam project in North Vancouver

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Here’s what Vancouver looked like on V.E. Day in 1945 (PHOTOS)

Victory in Europe Day marks when Hitler’s Germany surrendered in early May 1945

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The army once trained at Kitsilano Beach and here are the pics to prove it (PHOTOS)

It's not clear if they took Point Grey next.

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Vancouver soldiers from 100+ years ago come to life in these colourized images (PHOTOS)

The photos include images of soldiers at a Vancouver train station and writing letters to home

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A new sign in Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park brings light to a dark chapter of Canada’s past

Installation of the sign was championed by Raj Singh Toor, whose grandfather was aboard the ship

Nov 9, 2022 5:08 PM Read more >

Remembrance: Young Indigenous soldier fought at Vimy Ridge

Private Edward Williams was perhaps only 15 when he signed up to fight in the "Great War."

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5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Vancouver Archives

It's really cool. Like actually cold. Freezing, in point of fact.

Nov 6, 2022 4:56 PM Read more >

Here's why some Vancouver streets have random patches of historic brick

Some roads show remnants of the past.

Nov 4, 2022 2:49 PM Read more >

This Strathcona microbrewery has a long history with Vancouver’s live music scene

The former site of the oldest jazz club in East Vancouver, Hastings Mill Brewing contains local live music history within the walls of its microbrewery

Nov 2, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >