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Helping to open the Dr. Sun-Yat Sen Gardens last week was Premier Bill Bennett and parks board chairman Allan Bennett. The six-million dollar Dr.

Scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki is pictured in a Toronto hotel room, on Monday November 11 , 2016. A controversy over the University of Alberta’s decision to award David Suzuki an honorary degree is growing in the province.

Richard Brodeur. Photo supplied Here's something you might not have known: "King" Richard Brodeur lives in North Vancouver these days and is an accomplished painter. "I had two passions in my life", he says in a release.

From upper left corner: photo of Yosh Nakamura (July 1942); postcard from Setsuko Fuji to Joan Gillis (May 17, 1943); letter from Yosh Nakamura to Joan Gillis (July 25 1942); photo of young woman, Setsuko Fuji; and photo of Yosh Nakamura, Jackie Taka

A dwarf hamster named “Mr. Nibbles” receives a treat after waking up from surgery at the New Perth Animal Hospital in New Perth, P.E.I. in this undated handout photo. A P.E.I.

A spill response boat monitors a boom placed around the bulk carrier cargo ship Marathassa after a bunker fuel spill on Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday April 9, 2015.

The Lookout The design concept for Arbutus Greenway envisions eight “character” zones along the route inspired by specific features of those areas.

Overdose Prevention Society co-founder Sarah Blyth announced her council candidacy on Wednesday, April 18. Photo Dan Toulgoet Advocating for skateboard culture seems like a lifetime ago for Sarah Blyth.

Vancouver police are looking for information after someone secured the doors at Standard Holiness Church from the outside while parishioners were inside for weekly prayers.

Kellen McElwee is shown in a police handout photo. Approximately ten years ago, McElwee went missing and foul play was suspected. His remains have not yet been discovered.