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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.
Everything you need to know about the upcoming byelection

Everything you need to know about the upcoming byelection

Advance voting for the Oct. 14 byelection is on Oct. 4 and 10. File photo Dan Toulgoet Byelection day is nearing in Vancouver and residents can start casting a ballot as early as this week. General election day isn’t until Oct.
Teenager has Mercedes impounded after clocking in at twice the speed limit

Teenager has Mercedes impounded after clocking in at twice the speed limit

A young Delta driver has had his luxury ride impounded and is facing a speeding ticket worth almost $500 after being clocked by West Vancouver police zooming at 175 kilometres per hour in a 90 km/h highway zone.
First look inside Parq Vancouver casino resort

First look inside Parq Vancouver casino resort

The entrance to Parq Vancouver. Photo Christopher Morris After more than a decade of negotiations, public consultations and research, Parq Vancouver casino resort opens to the public for the first time tonight, Sept. 29, at 11 p.m.
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