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Tonight's rally against new property tax to go ahead at new location

Tonight's rally against new property tax to go ahead at new location

Even though Attorney-General David Eby cancelled his town hall meeting tonight, organizers of a protest rally against his government's new property taxes have decided to go ahead with plans to voice their displeasure.
The Richmond Night Market opens next week

The Richmond Night Market opens next week

Photo Richmond Night Market The days are getting longer, the nights are warming up and with the change in seasons comes the return of the annual Richmond Night Market. From May 11 to Oct.
Love it or not, Facebook launches dating service

Love it or not, Facebook launches dating service

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote address at F8, Facebook’s developer conference, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in San Jose, Calif.
Metro Vancouver water restrictions are now in effect

Metro Vancouver water restrictions are now in effect

file photo Mike Wakefield, North Shore News Metro Vancouver, including the three North Shore municipalities, are getting a head start when it comes to conserving water during the hot and dry summer months.
Vancouver street youth photograph the DTES, the ‘best place on earth’, for exhibit

Vancouver street youth photograph the DTES, the ‘best place on earth’, for exhibit

Dayna First (left) and Sarah White are part of a new photography exhibit featuring work from street-involved youth. Photo Bronwyn Beairsto A photograph shows a single dried rose on a white wall.
Couple killed in 'targeted' homicide in Richmond, B.C.: investigators

Couple killed in 'targeted' homicide in Richmond, B.C.: investigators

Keri and Terrence Smith are shown in this undated handout image provide by RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigations Team. Police have identified a couple whose bodies were found inside a home in Richmond, B.C.
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Bob Kronbauer outside the Glacier Media offices on West 5th Avenue. Photograph By Martha Perkins 10 years ago last February I launched Vancouver Is Awesome as a side project off the side of my desk.
Activists push for workers' rights on May Day in Vancouver

Activists push for workers' rights on May Day in Vancouver

Protesters blocked access to Vancouver City Hall this morning. Photo Dan Toulgoet The Vancouver and District Labour Council (VDLC) is holding two rallies on May 1 to mark International Workers' Day, which is also known as May Day.
YVR holds plane spotting party welcoming first Lufthansa A350-900

YVR holds plane spotting party welcoming first Lufthansa A350-900

Photo of the Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 courtesy of YVR. Lufthansa's new Airbus A350-900 made its first flight to Canada from Munich, Germany today. The plane landed at Vancouver International Airport at approximately 4:16 p.m.
Three men plead guilty in gangster Jonathan Bacon's 2011 shooting death

Three men plead guilty in gangster Jonathan Bacon's 2011 shooting death

File photo Three British Columbia men charged with first-degree murder in the death of a notorious gangster have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a brazen shooting that also injured four others outside a Kelowna hotel.
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