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City of Vancouver marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

City of Vancouver marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Photo Melissa Shaw Vancouver Green Party councillor Adriane Carr joined members of the city's seniors advisory committee in marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
TransLink: Metro Vancouver May transit ridership smashes records

TransLink: Metro Vancouver May transit ridership smashes records

TransLink plans to add 80 new cars to the SkyTrain system between 2018 and 2019 | Rob Kruyt TransLink has released data showing how much transit use has increased in May ahead of a scheduled fare increase on July 1 .
Protester yells 'our salmon are dying,' at B.C. premier during news conference

Protester yells 'our salmon are dying,' at B.C. premier during news conference

Photo Shutterstock Premier John Horgan's news conference about protecting British Columbia's wild salmon stocks was interrupted by a protester shouting "you sold us out," and "our salmon are dying.
Transport Canada says it wasn't feces that fell onto people and cars in B.C.

Transport Canada says it wasn't feces that fell onto people and cars in B.C.

Photo Shutterstock Transport Canada says a substance that fell from the sky and onto vehicles and people in two British Columbia communities was not human feces from aircraft, but one woman believes the foul-smelling material that landed in her eyes
Groups want probe into Vancouver police carding, citing racial profiling

Groups want probe into Vancouver police carding, citing racial profiling

Downtown Eastside resident Elaine Durocher poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Thursday June 14, 2018.
This Week In History: Remembering the Great Vancouver Fire

This Week In History: Remembering the Great Vancouver Fire

Photo Shutterstock On June 13, 1886 a fire destroyed most of the newly incorporated City of Vancouver. The Old Hastings Mill Store Museum (1575 Alma Street) is hosting an event , The Paddle Song & the Great Fire of Vancouver, at 1 p.m.
60 years ago my grandfather died building the Second Narrows Bridge

60 years ago my grandfather died building the Second Narrows Bridge

Two spans of the Second Narrows Bridge sit stuck in Burrard Inlet following the bridge’s collapse during construction on June 17, 1958. Eighteen men died in the collapse and another was killed days later while diving to recover a body.
Three missing after five thrown into water off Tofino, B.C., as boat sinks

Three missing after five thrown into water off Tofino, B.C., as boat sinks

UPDATE JUNE 19 3:01PM: RCMP confirm the vessel that capsized in Tofino early Friday morning with five people on board has been located. The three missing men remain unaccounted for. An RCMP underwater recovery team is working to recover the boat.
Law societies can deny accreditation to Christian university's school: Court

Law societies can deny accreditation to Christian university's school: Court

A building is seen at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
A first look at 1 of 43 new Trans Mountain pipeline spill response vessels

A first look at 1 of 43 new Trans Mountain pipeline spill response vessels

Photo By WESTERN CANADA MARINE RESPONSE CORP. The first of 43 new spill response vessels being built to support the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion was launched last week in Prince Rupert.
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