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Pedestrians will no longer have to risk their lives crossing Stewardson Way by this time next year. The federal and provincial governments announced this week that construction of a new multi-use Stewardson Way pedestrian/cyclist overpass will soon get underway.

This month, Vancouverites are privy to one of the brightest meteor showers of the year - the Geminid meteor shower - which produces a lot of shooting stars.

“Get ready folks, we’re going to the North Pole!” And with that the 14th annual Flight with Santa Claus took off Wednesday from Vancouver International Airport.

The speculation and vacancy tax legislation is coming into force soon, and it aims to tax owners of second homes if they are not rented out.

The Vancouver weather forecast called for a chance of flurries on Saturday; however, the forecast is now calling for a chance of snow on Friday night, too.

Vancouver International Airport has taken several measures to ensure the airport can be navigated by all of its employees, passengers and partners. And, on Wednesday, YVR was recognized for its efforts with the Rick Hansen Foundation’s “accessibility certified gold” rating.

A Canada-wide survey by Research Co. sought to find out if Canadians are relying more heavily on home heating. Across the country, two in five residents (41 per cent) say their energy use at home has increased over the past few weeks.

Vancouver police will continue to arm officers with rifles at some of the city’s large public events and block roads with dump trucks to deter any threat of terrorism, says a report going before the Vancouver Police Board Thursday.

Chinese officials are demanding that Canada release Huawei Technologies' chief financial officer, who was arrested in Vancouver over the weekend and faces possible extradition to the United States.

Officials say 13 people were taken to hospital — two of them in critical condition — after carbon monoxide was detected when paramedics responded to a call on Wednesday at an office building in Vancouver.