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North Vancouver PPC candidate's election signs defaced with racist graffiti

Police are investigating after three of PPC candidate Azmairnin Jadavji's election signs were defaced with racist graffiti earlier this week.

Oct 19, 2019 8:33 AM Read more >

Homicide team investigating after man found dead inside Richmond business

A man in his late-fifties was found dead inside a Richmond business on Granville Avenue Friday night, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).

Oct 19, 2019 7:57 AM Read more >

B.C.'s Teenie Bikini Bistro has closed

1 / 2 What will replace the bistro is unclear at this time. (via Brendan Kergin) The Teenie Bikini Bistro — a controversial restaurant that opened in Kamloops in late May — has shuttered its doors.

Oct 18, 2019 7:58 PM Read more >

There's a B.C. TV show pilot starring John Candy that nobody ever saw

This episode of BC Was Awesome contains the first interview I ever conducted for our show. It's from the season we released in 2016.

Oct 18, 2019 4:52 PM Read more >

Man slapped with $115 fine for riding between the SkyTrain cars in Vancouver

A man was caught riding in between SkyTrain cars by Metro Vancouver Transit Police on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Oct 18, 2019 4:31 PM Read more >

South Granville businesses are leaving en masse and scores of jobs hang in the balance

A once-in-a-generation bloodletting is killing small, independent business in South Granville, leaving dozens of Vancouverites without a job before year’s end.

Oct 18, 2019 4:09 PM Read more >

Woman found dead by maintenance worker in Vancouver apartment

Vancouver police are investigating the city’s eighth homicide of 2019 after a woman was discovered dead in her Strathcona apartment.

Oct 18, 2019 3:24 PM Read more >

U.S. activists block pipe bound for Trans Mountain pipeline project in B.C.

Work was halted at the Port of Vancouver in Washington by community members blockading a rail line that is transporting pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Oct 18, 2019 3:13 PM Read more >

Charity helps Vancouver's homeless have their say in election

People experiencing homelessness in Vancouver will have the support they need to cast a vote in the federal election, thanks to the efforts of a Downtown Eastside charity.

Oct 18, 2019 2:53 PM Read more >

Allegations of racism lead to ministry investigation at Vancouver private school

British Columbia's Education Ministry says an inspection will be conducted at a Vancouver private school following a report of alleged racist behaviour by students.

Oct 18, 2019 1:15 PM Read more >

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