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Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives win majority in Ontario

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives win majority in Ontario

Ontario PC leader Doug Ford reacts after winning the Ontario Provincial election to become the new premier in Toronto, on Thursday, June 7, 2018.
Bathtub races return to Vancouver for the first time since 1996

Bathtub races return to Vancouver for the first time since 1996

Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society Commodore Greg Peacock is ready to tub Photograph By DAN TOULGOET It’s not often you see Vancouver nick ideas from our neighbours to the west, but if there’s one thing Nanaimoites know, it’s bathtubs.
Improv show 'Avocado Toast' pokes fun at Vancouver stereotypes

Improv show 'Avocado Toast' pokes fun at Vancouver stereotypes

Photo VTSL Vancouverites are invited to laugh at themselves and their city through a new improv show called Avocado Toast --Vancouver Grown, Free-Range Comedy.
Coroner says illicit-drug deaths spiked in one B.C. health authority in April

Coroner says illicit-drug deaths spiked in one B.C. health authority in April

The British Columbia Coroners Service says the number of suspected overdose deaths involving illicit drugs decreased by 23 per cent in April compared with a near-record month of fatalities in March.
Here's the offensive statement that Marc Emery tweeted then deleted today

Here's the offensive statement that Marc Emery tweeted then deleted today

Since Marc Emery hopped out of a US prison and onto Twitter a few years back his account on the platform has been an interesting source of... well... it's just been interesting to watch. Sometimes it's hard to look away from it.
Metro Vancouver breaks records for Bike to Work and School Week

Metro Vancouver breaks records for Bike to Work and School Week

Photo from Hub Cycling A record number of people in Metro Vancouver participated in Bike to Work and School Week this year, according to HUB Cycling.
Risks of pot-smoking ignored: UVic professor

Risks of pot-smoking ignored: UVic professor

Canada should be doing more to warn people, especially youth, about the risks of marijuana use as the federal government gets ready to legalize recreational pot this summer, a University of Victoria professor says.
Hereditary chief to lead Vision Vancouver into October civic election

Hereditary chief to lead Vision Vancouver into October civic election

Ian Campbell photo Vision Vancouver The number of candidates running for mayor of Vancouver is growing ahead of civic elections on Oct. 20 in communities across British Columbia.
Police: Case of 2 men missing in B.C. since May 16 considered suspicious

Police: Case of 2 men missing in B.C. since May 16 considered suspicious

Photos via RCMP Police on Vancouver Island say the disappearance of two men who were last seen on May 16 is now considered suspicious and the case has been handed over to the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit.
A Squamish company says it's sucking carbon from the air and making fuel with it

A Squamish company says it's sucking carbon from the air and making fuel with it

Carbon Engineering’s pilot plant in Squamish, B.C. is seen in this undated handout photo. A Canadian company is entering the race to suck carbon from the sky and turn it into automotive fuels.