Letters: Occupy Vancouver, Vancouver airport, electric car subsidies
I don’t know what is the saddest part about the drug overdose that resulted in a young woman’s death: the fact people overdose every day in the Downtown Eastside, or that this death was only reported...
View ArticleLetters: Colin Kenny, Harper government, Vancouver airport, hitting in...
Sen. Colin Kenny cannot be serious. In his op-ed that promises but never delivers a “story,” the Liberal senator suggests the Conservative government is “abusing” its powers by, ahem, bringing in...
View ArticleUnited Airlines flight diverted to Vancouver over ‘security concern’
Mounties in British Columbia say they have arrested a passenger from a United Airlines flight that was diverted to Vancouver on Saturday. Richmond RCMP responded to Vancouver International Airport...
View ArticleSyrian refugee intake hits snag in B.C. as temporary housing full in metro
The intake of government-assisted Syrian refugees has hit a snag in B.C. as Metro Vancouver’s temporary-housing units have reached capacity. Over the past couple of months the Immigrant Services...
View ArticleExpect the stormy weather to continue through the weekend in Metro Vancouver
Stormy weekend weather made driving treacherous on the Coquihalla Highway on Friday and the winds and snow were bad enough to close Grouse Mountain. Grouse Mountain ski resort closed on Friday “due to...
View ArticleSki tourist goes elsewhere over lack of snow tire guarantee for road to Whistler
Avid skier Catherine Erdle has cancelled her Whistler ski trip and is going to Quebec instead after finding out she can’t get a rental vehicle with snow tires at Vancouver International Airport....
View ArticleLetters: Pay phones, disasters, cabbies, Uber, bike share, Vision, Israel,...
Pay phones needed for when a disaster strikes Re: Pay phones. Unless something has changed since I took emergency training seminars about 20 years ago, in all the literature handed out, pay phones were...
View ArticleValerie Fortney: Euthanized ALS patient called an ‘independent spirit,’ says...
Last May, Dave took his wife by the hand and led her to the dance floor. Though her steps were tentative at best, H.S.’s trademark grace and poise still shone through. She was the most beautiful woman...
View ArticleFred Lee’s Social Network: March 27
KIDS SCORE: KidSport was launched in B.C. in 1993 as a way to address challenges such as costs of registration fees and equipment faced by many families whose children wanted to take part in organized...
View ArticleJackie Chan helps kick off Hong Kong Airline’s arrival in Vancouver
Hong Kong Airlines landed its inaugural flight into North America in Vancouver on Friday with action movie star Jackie Chan on hand to help boost the airline’s profile. International film star Jackie...
View ArticleTransLink riders told to check bank statements after card skimmers found on...
Did you use your debit or credit card to pay for Canada Line transit fare on Sunday, July 8? Might want to check your bank statements. Transit Police say they’re investigating after two payment card...
View ArticleJean Charest: B.C. aerospace industry faces serious challenges, needs our...
As Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques continues his mission in space, it’s important that we keep our eyes on the broader aerospace industry that supports him back here on Earth, including British...
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