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The Happenings: Things to do in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 17
Looking for something to do in Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Wednesday, May 17. DROP-IN ROCK CHOIR If you love to sing, even if you’re not particularly good at singing — which is most...
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Vancouver set to unveil winner of official City Bird vote
The wait is nearly over: after just over two weeks of voting, Vancouver is set to announce its official city bird on Thursday. There are four west coast species in the running to be named official...
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Five Things to Know: Cetacean debate, unhappy campers, word on the bird
The Vancouver Aquarium remains at the centre of a debate over cetaceans in captivity, the provincial election means foes have to get friendly, and Vancouver prepares to unveil a new logo and official...
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Canada 150: Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill's activism improved life in India and Canada
To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians. One evening in 1999, Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill was in Kharoudi, India. The New...
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Vaughn Palmer: For Greens, proportional representation is non-negotiable
VICTORIA — Green leader Andrew Weaver signalled Wednesday he will try to bring proportional representation to B.C. without a referendum, saying it would be a non-negotiable item in power-sharing talks...
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Ian Mulgrew: Dodgy RCMP search a sign of broken oversight regime
The panoply of police complaint and civilian oversight in B.C. does not appear to be working. Municipal police are thumbing their noses at the Independent Investigation Office, and public scrutiny of...
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Judge denies City of Vancouver application for injunction to remove tent city...
A judge has denied the City of Vancouver an application for an injunction to remove a homeless encampment on a city-owned lot on Main Street that has been vacant for nearly 20 years. In a ruling...
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City of Vancouver approves plan for bike lanes in front of VGH
Vancouver city councillors have approved a plan to install protected bike lanes on 10th Avenue, part of a drive to ease congestion in the health precinct between Oak and Cambie street. Construction is...
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Kent Spencer, longtime Province sports and news reporter, dead at 64
He always cared about the little gal or guy. Kent Spencer, two months out of his teens, wrote his first Province story in 1973. On Friday, April 21, two days after turning 64, he worked his last shift...
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Aunt of boy who spent a day tied to another boy at school files case
The great-aunt of a boy who spent a school day tied at the ankle to another student is going to court in a bid to overturn a decision by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation to take no action...
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Victims of Powell River nurse's privacy breach upset she gets to keep her job...
Victims of a Powell River nurse who was fired — then reinstated — after accessing private medical files of colleagues and other people she knew say they are planning to pursue a civil suit to obtain...
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The Happenings: Things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, May 18
Looking for something to do in Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Thursday, May 18. METALOCALYPSTICK FEST FUNDRAISER Metalocalypstick Fest, an outdoor music festival that celebrates women in the...
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Gabriola Park proving to resonate with buyers
Spacious, elegant interiors, gated community elements and country cottage ambience. A neighbourhood of great shops in a larger region of rural acreages. These are some of the benefits provided to...
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Canada 150: Joe Segal recognizes that people with mental health problems...
To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians. In 2010, Joe Segal donated what was then a record-setting $12 million for a new...
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Ontario Provincial Police trying to collar B.C. recruits
The Ontario Provincial Police is going a long way to get their men — and women. The OPP is in the middle of a hiring spree, with plans to employ 300 people over the next 18 months. Previous,...
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Lam Wing-kee, Hong Kong's 'missing' bookseller, visits Vancouver
Lam Wing-kee is a name that should go down in history. That is how Hong Kong-based veteran journalist Frank Ching put it a year ago when describing Lam as a “brave bookseller who stood up to tyranny.”...
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UBC quake simulation tests retrofits, underscores need to upgrade older...
It took about 40 seconds before the effects of the simulated earthquake on the wooden structure were audible: snapping, cracking, popping. It was the extraordinary sound of nails coming out of the...
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Anna's hummingbird named official city bird of Vancouver
The official city bird of Vancouver is Anna’s hummingbird, beating out the varied thrush, northern flicker, and spotted towhee for the prestigious honour after an online vote. Anna’s hummingbird...
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The Happenings: Things to do in Vancouver on Friday, May 19
Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, May 19. THE EASTSIDE FLEA SHOP N’ BOP As an avid record collector, not to mention a sucker for a great deal, even...
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REAL SCOOP: "B" explains why he turned on his former gang
There was a new witness on the stand at the Cory Vallee murder trial Thursday. “B” is the third former United Nations gangster to testify against Vallee and others in his former gang. While he hasn’t...
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