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The Grouse Grind Trail officially opens Wednesday, May 2

The Grouse Grind Trail officially opens Wednesday, May 2

Photo courtesy of Metro Vancouver Metro Vancouver has announced that the Grouse Grind Trail will open tomorrow at 6.15 a.m. after being closed for the winter months due to ice and snow covering the path.
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Protesters shut down Vancouver's city hall

Protesters shut down Vancouver's city hall

Protesters started blocking doors at city hall early Tuesday morning, May 1. Photo Mike Howell Housing activists shut down city hall early Tuesday morning (May 1) by blocking all the doors.
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Vancouver gas prices hit record high, but analysts disagree on cause

Vancouver gas prices hit record high, but analysts disagree on cause

Gas prices reached new heights this week in Vancouver and around the province. Photo Dan Toulgoet Gas prices soared to record heights in Vancouver this week, and the surge may not be ending anytime soon. Prices reached as high as 161.
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B.C. attorney general cancels town hall on tax increase over safety concerns

B.C. attorney general cancels town hall on tax increase over safety concerns

Attorney General David Eby. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito B.C.'s attorney general says he has cancelled a town hall meeting on a tax increase amid security concerns.
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Vancouver's new Escobar restaurant taking heat over perceived insensitive name

Vancouver's new Escobar restaurant taking heat over perceived insensitive name

Escobar the restaurant is pictured in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May, 1, 2018. A Latin-themed restaurant in Vancouver is drawing criticism for the name it shares with a famed Colombian drug lord linked to thousands of deaths.
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41st Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces lineup

41st Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces lineup

Photo Erik Price The 41st annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival has released its lineup of performers.
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Second driver charged in three-car crash that killed woman, two girls in B.C.

Second driver charged in three-car crash that killed woman, two girls in B.C.

Scene of the April 28, 2017 crash on Lougheed Highway. Photograph By CTV Chopper 9/File A 20-year-old resident of Port Coquitlam, B.C.
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VSB votes to expand dual credit program for health care assistants

VSB votes to expand dual credit program for health care assistants

Pexels The Vancouver School Board wants to give more high school students the chance to gain work experience caring for seniors.
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Police nab cabbie impaired and driving 150 km/h on Highway 1

Police nab cabbie impaired and driving 150 km/h on Highway 1

West Vancouver police clocked a cabbie driving 145 km/hr on the Upper Levels highway. When officers pulled him over, the North Vancouver driver also failed a roadside screening test for alcohol.
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Here's what you had to say about our column celebrating high gas prices

Here's what you had to say about our column celebrating high gas prices

Grant Lawrence's weekly column got some attention yesterday. If you didn't read it yet check out " Why Vancouver’s soaring gas prices are a good thing " then loop back here.
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