Burnaby woman's hepatitis C is gone, but better health remains elusive
Pat Gelineau’s life story is playing out with more than one unpredictable comeback. While serving prison time for robbery, she took up flower arranging and found paid work at it. Then she kicked a...
View ArticleRoad closures, congestion expected this weekend for Sun Run, Vaisakhi
There is going to be a festival atmosphere in Vancouver this weekend, as The Vancouver Sun Run and Vaisakhi parade will draw tens of thousands of participants and spectators into the city. Citing those...
View ArticleNanaimo-West Vancouver ferry delayed by suspected drunk driver
A suspected drunk driver has B.C. Ferries’ Queen of Oak Bay running behind schedule tonight. The ferry, which operates between Nanaimo’s Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, was operating...
View ArticleQ&A: Whitecaps COO Rachel Lewis is still among the few powerful women working...
Rachel Lewis, who has been part of the Whitecaps FC world for the past 13 years, was named chief operating officer (COO) in 2007, and to this day remains the only female C-suite executive on a...
View ArticleGuilty plea in Abbotsford gas station stabbing
A man charged in the stabbing death of 35-year-old Trevor Johnson at a gas station in Abbotsford last year has pleaded guilty. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 30-year-old Thavone Junior...
View ArticleSponsored: Preview hundreds of deals at Like it Buy it Vancouver
You want to save big bucks on a brand-new mountain bike. A luxury vehicle or a cute commuter car. A new mattress or a spa getaway. Then don’t miss the Spring 2016 edition of likeitbuyitvancouver.com....
View ArticleVancouver North Shore Chocolate bar goes big
The assignment was sweet: check out a giant chocolate bar which may be the largest one in Canada this year. The mega-treat at Thomas Haas Patisserie on the North Shore was almost as long as a person...
View ArticlePacific salmon may be scarce, pricy in stores this summer
FRESNO, Calif. — Salmon caught off the Pacific Coast may be harder to find in stores this summer and cost more with tight restrictions imposed on fishermen who anticipate pulling fewer of the prized...
View ArticleRallies held in Vancouver, Victoria against changes to regulations linked to...
VANCOUVER — The father of a gas-station attendant killed while trying to prevent a robbery is calling on British Columbia’s workplace-safety agency to reverse changes to regulations inspired by his...
View ArticleWoman left baby in hot car to audition at strip club
NASHVILLE — A woman and her friend are facing charges after they left her infant in a hot car outside a strip club where she was auditioning. WSB-TV reports 24-year-old Kelsey McMurtry was auditioning...
View ArticleSuspect in murder of West Vancouver tycoon gave $14K to B.C. Liberals,...
Li Zhao, the West Vancouver man charged in the horrific butchering of a Chinese mining tycoon, may have registered a $14,000 donation to the B.C. Liberals just days after the crime. The victim, Gang...
View ArticleGood Smile Company’s creative team at Sakura-con 2016
Kawaii (cute) can be considered the central theme behind some Japanese anime products. Among the countless brands producing anime figures, Good Smile Company’s (GSC) product, the Nendoroid, can be...
View ArticleVideo: Sun Run through the city
More than 40,000 runners basked in the warm spring sun as they navigated the streets of Vancouver for the 32nd annual Sun Run.
View ArticleWarning issued ahead of Vancouver's annual 4/20 pot event
Health officials are warning organizers of Vancouver’s annual 4/20 pot protest to prohibit marijuana sales to minors and self-regulate sales of infused edibles. Vendors should card anyone under the age...
View ArticleSun Run unites tens of thousands, each with a different reason to run
Eighteen members of Tarvinder Grewal’s family came out to participate in the 2016 Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday. The young woman with the big smile was the only one missing. Tarvinder was 25 years old...
View ArticleJustice Minister responds to concerns about assisted dying bill
Canada’s Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says two B.C. women who launched a charter challenge to reverse a ban on physician-assisted death would have qualified for the procedure under the new...
View ArticleLanni Marchant fulfils wish list with Sun Run win
The dominance of Kenyan marathoners begins with countless miles in the hills of rural precincts in that East African country, a place where Canadian Olympian Lanni Marchant returns yearly for a form of...
View ArticleSkateboarder killed in Vancouver hit-and-run
A young skateboarder is dead and police are searching for the driver of a smashed-up silver Mitsubishi after an early morning hit-and-run on a quiet residential street in Vancouver. The car struck a...
View ArticleLiberals targeted four B.C. ridings with party funds to help campaigns: analysis
OTTAWA — The Liberals pumped almost $700,000 into four B.C. ridings in the last election, dethroning two Conservative incumbents and one New Democrat, and losing to the NDP in the hotly contested...
View ArticleEntrapment hearing resumes in case of pair accused in Victoria terrorism plot
VANCOUVER — The entrapment trial resumes today for a British Columbia couple found guilty of terrorism who allege they were manipulated by police into plotting to blow up the provincial legislature....
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