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West End beer bar-resto Blind Sparrow moving to new location

West End beer bar-resto Blind Sparrow moving to new location

The West End's beer-centric Blind Sparrow gastropub has been on Denman for almost three years, but they've just announced a move to a new location not too far away.
Man ordered to fill illegal Metrotown suite with sand

Man ordered to fill illegal Metrotown suite with sand

Gurjit Jawandha built a basement suite in his home so the grandmother of his children would have a place to live while helping care for his kids. The City of Burnaby told him to demolish the suite and fill it with sand.
Air Canada pilots are finally allowed to fly while bearded

Air Canada pilots are finally allowed to fly while bearded

Air Canada pilots are now allowed fly bearded thanks to a study conducted in Simon Fraser University’s hypobaric chamber atop Burnaby Mountain.
Strathcona policing centre opens with ‘fentanyl tax’ money

Strathcona policing centre opens with ‘fentanyl tax’ money

An East Hastings Street storefront in Strathcona that used to sell marijuana seeds is now a community policing centre and officially opened its doors Wednesday, despite pushback from a drug users’ group that called for the centre’s funding to be spent on combatting the opioid crisis.
First-degree murder suspect Ibrahim Ali to appear in Vancouver court

First-degree murder suspect Ibrahim Ali to appear in Vancouver court

A brief court appearance is expected today in Vancouver provincial court for a man charged after the death of a teenage girl.
Debris from rock fall damages cars on Sea to Sky Highway

Debris from rock fall damages cars on Sea to Sky Highway

Four vehicles were hit with minor damage and Highway 99 near Pasco Road north of Horseshoe Bay was closed for 30 minutes Wednesday morning after a small rock fall hit the area.
Measles warning issued in Vancouver for Skookum, SkyTrain, restaurant and more

Measles warning issued in Vancouver for Skookum, SkyTrain, restaurant and more

Vancouver Coastal Health is warning anyone who went to the Skookum Festival, visited Noodlebox in Mount Pleasant or the Outdoor Community Block Party or used public transit in Vancouver at specific times that they may have been exposed to measles.
Marijuana farm smell and security concern municipal leaders

Marijuana farm smell and security concern municipal leaders

Marijuana farm odour and security on B.C.’s Agricultural Land Reserve are issues of concern for municipal leaders gathered in Whistler for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conference.
Vancouver Park Board considers motion to identify, recognize First Nation names

Vancouver Park Board considers motion to identify, recognize First Nation names

A motion before the Vancouver Park Board could mark the next step toward reconciliation with three Vancouver-area First Nations.
Cops blast Richmond driver on social media for going nearly 3 times speed limit

Cops blast Richmond driver on social media for going nearly 3 times speed limit

Richmond Mounties have taken to social media to shame a driver they caught going nearly three times the speed limit.
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