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One more chance to take part in pipeline hearings

One more chance to take part in pipeline hearings

Photo SUBMITTED The detailed route hearings for the segment of the Trans Mountain pipeline that will go through Burnaby will begin in January 2018, the National Energy Board announced on Thursday. The exact dates will be made available after Nov. 14.
Vancouver's construction community rallies behind business destroyed by fire

Vancouver's construction community rallies behind business destroyed by fire

While firefighters continued to deal with the fire that destroyed Metal and Wood Products on Wednesday morning, Peter Spotzl met with his staff on the street. He hopes to have the business up and running as soon as possible.
Expert calls on Liberals, Tories, NDP to join forces during overdose crisis

Expert calls on Liberals, Tories, NDP to join forces during overdose crisis

Donald MacPherson poses in this undated handout photo.
Your online dating life is getting an assist from the VPD

Your online dating life is getting an assist from the VPD

They were looking for love online — but that was the last thing they found.
$70-million casino in the works for Delta

$70-million casino in the works for Delta

Delta Town & Country Inn owner Ron Toigo told the Optimist he won’t be directly involved in the proposed hotel or gaming facility. He will simply lease the Ladner site to Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd.
5 amazing illustrations of Vancouver by Vancouver artists

5 amazing illustrations of Vancouver by Vancouver artists

Vancouver is full of professional artists who take part in maker markets and art shows, but there are still many artists who fall between the cracks of the galleries, comic cons, and craft fairs. That’s where ArtBreakers comes in.
Pets rescued after fire adjacent Mt Pleasant's "Dog Hotel"

Pets rescued after fire adjacent Mt Pleasant's "Dog Hotel"

File photo of Vancouver firefighters at work: Bob Kronbauer A fire has torn through a metal shop in the industrial zone in Mt Pleasant near the Olympic Village this morning. The blaze broke out at around 5 a.m.
RCMP allege fentanyl pipeline crosses Richmond

RCMP allege fentanyl pipeline crosses Richmond

40,000 fentanyl pills seized in a Richmond apartment in Feb. 2016. Photo submitted by RCMP Oct. 3, 2017 The illegal trade of the deadly opioid fentanyl continues to flow through the Island City by Nature.
20 small-breed dogs rescued by BC SPCA from breeder (PHOTOS)

20 small-breed dogs rescued by BC SPCA from breeder (PHOTOS)

20 dogs living in squalid conditions at a Chilliwack property are now in the care of the BC SPCA following the execution of a search warrant on a breeder.
Feds 'never did the work' to understand Indigenous concerns on pipeline: lawyer

Feds 'never did the work' to understand Indigenous concerns on pipeline: lawyer

VANCOUVER - Canada's decision to approve an expansion for the Trans Mountain pipeline was a "one-way street" that ignored the economic and title rights of Indigenous people, a lawyer said Monday in the Federal Court of Appeal.