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Vancouver council approves removal of ‘Option Lands’ from Arbutus corridor

Vancouver council approves removal of ‘Option Lands’ from Arbutus corridor

Council voted 6-2 at a Sept. 5 public hearing to remove seven parcels of land at the north end of Arbutus corridor from the Arbutus Corridor Official Development Plan.
Tenants fear ‘renovictions’ coming to Mount Pleasant building listed for $10.5 million

Tenants fear ‘renovictions’ coming to Mount Pleasant building listed for $10.5 million

A longtime tenant of a 23-suite apartment building selling for $10.5 million and marketed to buyers for its “under market” rents joined COPE council candidate Jean Swanson Thursday to smash a piñata with a baseball bat in protest of the city’s soaring rents.
PHOTO: Summer's last punch

PHOTO: Summer's last punch

Our Daily Photo #2851 is from chrisrollo who took this shot of the city skyline during this latest stretch of sun. View this post on Instagram Summers last punch! . . .
Man accused of stabbing teen says he hears voices 'every hour of the day'

Man accused of stabbing teen says he hears voices 'every hour of the day'

A man with schizophrenia accused of fatally stabbing a 13-year-old girl inside her Abbotsford, B.C., high school says he's eager to face the charges against him but he still hears voices constantly.
Over 1,100 residential units to be built near Richmond’s Brighouse Station

Over 1,100 residential units to be built near Richmond’s Brighouse Station

Three major developments, including nine highrises — one has an inclined buidling form (above right) — and 1,132 residential units have been proposed to the City of Richmond for No.
Steve Nash's high school coach talks about the basketball star entering the hall of fame

Steve Nash's high school coach talks about the basketball star entering the hall of fame

Steve Nash is getting inducted into basketball's Naismith Hall of Fame on Friday, and his high school coach Ian Hyde-Lay says that he feels lucky to have played a part in the point guard's journey
There's a black market for cheese in Vancouver. Here's what you should know about it.

There's a black market for cheese in Vancouver. Here's what you should know about it.

A look at the seedy world of cheese theft in Vancouver, and the things that you should know when you're approached by someone offering to sell you a discounted block of it
VIDEO: East Vancouver arson suspect caught on camera

VIDEO: East Vancouver arson suspect caught on camera

Vancouver police Thursday released new security video and are asking for the public’s help in identifying an arson suspect.
Homeless Burnaby residents get access to free warm showers

Homeless Burnaby residents get access to free warm showers

Free warm showers are being promoted by a Burnaby anti-homelessness group for people who are “living rough.”
Yep - it's another air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver

Yep - it's another air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver

An Air Quality Advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has been issued because of "elevated concentrations of fine particulate matter due to smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia and the western United States," said a Metro Vancouver news release.