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Plastic pollution in the ocean. Shutterstock Plastic has long been a ubiquitous part of modern life. Ocean Wise scientists were sounding the alarm Wednesday saying that microplastic pollution is threatening ocean life right here in Vancouver. Dr.

An image from Dmytro Kubyshkin’s website. Photograph By COQUITLAM RCMP A Coquitlam piano charged with three counts of sexual assault against his former students failed to show for his court hearing yesterday.

Denis Quesnel, 34, was living under a tarp at Cambie and Broadway Wednesday morning. He was expected to be counted in the city’s annual homeless count, which began Tuesday.

Opened in 1959, the George Massey Tunnel struggles to handle today’s traffic volumes. Photograph By Gord Goble Scrapping the George Massey tunnel and replacing it with a bridge will cost less than the $3.

As stores across the U.K. and U.S. prepare to close, negotiations underway for buyer of Canadian outlets

Provincial tourism minister Lisa Beare confirmed Wednesday that Vancouver would not be one of the host cities for the FIFA 2026 World Cup bid. Vancouver was in the running to host three to five games at B.C. Place Stadium.

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

The BC Conservation Officer Service had a busy day today (as they always do), sharing a couple of gems on Twitter. First was this video of a moose in the Peace River area, caught on video right outside the window of one of their officers.

The Little Mountain redevelopment site in a photo take in 2015. The city has identified a portion of the site as the next potential location for temporary modular housing.

Construction continues on the first new office development on the False Creek Flats. The site doubled in assessed value in the past year, to $72 million.