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Vancouver police announced this week the department will be increasing the number of officers patrolling the Downtown Eastside. Photo Dan Toulgoet It’s welcome news to some in the neighbourhood.

James Island, photo Sotheby’s A British Columbia First Nation is claiming title to a private island off Victoria that is currently owned by one of the world's richest men and is valued at more than $54 million.

Artist rendering of the Oakridge Centre redevelopment, which is expected to take six-and-a-half years to complete. They’re not rebuilding a mall. They’re creating a mini city.

Grant Lawrence will be stacking the pads for a team of Canadian musicians taking on ex-NHL players at the JUNO Cup, March 23 at Burnaby’s Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

Underground in the Oyu Tolgoi mine. Photo @otmongolia Instagram A new report from a Dutch non-profit group alleges Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.

Hana via Gofundme An online fundraiser was launched on Gofundme yesterday for the residents of the home that burned down in the West End on Saturday evening.

Richmond artist Kris Wu first Chinese Super Bowl performer. Image courtesy Kris Wu Weibo Chinese Canadian artist, Kris Wu, has been named ambassador for NFL China and will perform during the Super Bowl Live concert series this Saturday.

photo supplied Avalanche Canada A group of backcountry skiers had to dig themselves out of an avalanche on Hollyburn Mountain Saturday morning. The group were caught in a size 1.5 slide just after 9 a.m.

Prominent British Columbia business leader Nick Geer, shown in a handout photo, has been killed in a car crash in California.

These contemporary condo buildings are proposed for the south-east corner of Oak and 64th.