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Cyclist hit on bridge

Cyclist hit on bridge

Vancouver Feb 22, 2017 / 1:30 pm

Police are searching for a driver who hit a cyclist on the Granville Street Bridge and fled. A silver SUV hit a 21-year-old Vancouver man Feb. 17. The cyclist,...

Dinner with a view

Dinner with a view

Vancouver Feb 22, 2017 / 12:52 pm

Are you getting bored of the same old restaurants? There will be a unique dining experience in Vancouver this summer. Dinner in the Sky goes beyond any dining...

Dangerous men captured

Dangerous men captured

Vancouver Feb 22, 2017 / 11:30 am

UPDATED: 11:30 a.m. Three "extremely dangerous" kidnapping suspects have been arrested. Erlan Lizandro Acosta, 26, Matthew Scott Stewart, 33, and...

Porsche vs. police car

Porsche vs. police car

Vancouver Feb 22, 2017 / 10:29 am

A Porsche slammed into a police car in Vancouver late Tuesday night. Vancouver police say they tried to pull over a stolen Porsche Cayenne SUV in downtown...

Torn down within 25 years

Torn down within 25 years

Vancouver Feb 21, 2017 / 11:54 am

An architecture professor at the University of British Columbia says about a quarter of detached homes in Vancouver could be torn down in just over a decade....

Whale deaths still mystery

Whale deaths still mystery

Vancouver Feb 21, 2017 / 6:45 am

Vancouver aquarium officials say they still don't know what killed two beluga whales last year, but the facility is pushing ahead with plans to expand its...

Dying dog denied flight

Dying dog denied flight

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 5:13 pm

A flight policy denied a dog owner the ability to see her dying pet. Robyn Larocque’s dog Cheech was in Calgary this week being treated for radiation...

Sky-high bridge adventure

Sky-high bridge adventure

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 5:11 pm

Kevin Thomson wants to take adventure tourism to new heights in Vancouver. Specifically, to the top of Lions Gate Bridge. Thomson has been in talks with the...

Dead belugas replaced

Dead belugas replaced

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 1:49 pm

UPDATE: 1:50 p.m. The Vancouver Aquarium says it will not have any more belugas in captivity by 2029, but in the meantime it will be bringing in new ones. The...

Betting on La La Land

Betting on La La Land

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 1:12 pm

British Columbians are hoping to make a few bucks by betting on the film La La Land during the 89th Academy Awards. PlayNow.com is offering more than 26 bets,...

Pushback over Pride police

Pushback over Pride police

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 12:25 pm

A push to exclude police from Vancouver's Pride Parade is experiencing push back from a group that says not allowing officers to take part in the event...

In a slot machine trance

In a slot machine trance

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 11:50 am

The Centre for Gambling Research at UBC has published a new study that connects slot-machine addiction to a trance like state. The fast, continuous style of...

Targeted shooting

Targeted shooting

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 8:01 am

A 22-year-old Burnaby man has been injured in what Vancouver Police say is the latest targeted shooting in the city. Const. Jason Doucette says officers were...

 $29M for school supplies

$29M for school supplies

Vancouver Feb 20, 2017 / 7:51 am

British Columbia's New Democratic Party education critic says the provincial government's announcement of a one-time Student Learning Grant is...

Tory hopefuls square off

Tory hopefuls square off

Vancouver Feb 19, 2017 / 10:39 pm

An unofficial Conservative leadership debate Sunday was a mostly cordial affair that only saw a few sharp exchanges, such as whether to scrap the Liberal...

Making grad dreams reality

Making grad dreams reality

Vancouver Feb 19, 2017 / 6:14 pm

Many at-risk youth have no plans to attend graduation because they can't afford to buy a suit or dress – something a B.C. charity is looking to...

Children's hospice funded

Children's hospice funded

Vancouver Feb 19, 2017 / 10:14 am

Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver and Abbotsford will begin receiving annual funding next year to provide pediatric, palliative medical care....

A tower of controversy

A tower of controversy

Vancouver Feb 19, 2017 / 9:39 am

When developer Joo Kim Tiah announced in 2013 that his spiralling skyscraper project in Vancouver would bear Donald Trump's name, the main controversy was...

Quinn honoured with statue

Quinn honoured with statue

Vancouver Feb 18, 2017 / 8:01 pm

Late NHL and Canadian men's Olympic hockey team coach Pat Quinn was honoured Saturday with a statue outside the home of the Vancouver Canucks. The...

Fire destroys old cabin

Fire destroys old cabin

Vancouver Feb 18, 2017 / 5:56 pm

A home at the base of North Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain was destroyed in a massive fire early Saturday morning. The blaze began around 1 a.m. at an old...

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