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Where can you afford to live in Metro Vancouver? (interactive map)
Inspired by this great Los Angeles Times map showing you where in LA you can afford to live based on your income, I tried to do something similar for Metro Vancouver. I’m not super comfortable with...
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Toy review: DC Collectables new 52 Wonder Woman (with video)
This is a toy review (with video) of DC Collectables Justice League new 52 Wonder Woman. The figurine appears to have a new head sculpt that closely resembles Cliff Chiang’s Wonder Woman. The paint...
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IHIT investigates death of long-time Surrey enforcer
On Friday, Larry Robert Mizen was convicted of uttering threats in Surrey Provincial Court and sentenced to a day in jail. On Sunday night, he was found dead in a Surrey basement suite – the victim of...
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Some teachers paid for first day back, others claim they weren’t
When teachers went back to work on September 19 to set up their classrooms, they were told it would be a paid day. In some districts around the province, teachers say they haven’t been paid for that...
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Rare murder charge laid against officer after ERT shooting
For the first time in decades, a B.C. police officer has been charged with murder for his role in a fatal shooting while on duty. Delta Police Const. Jordan MacWilliams, a former member of the...
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Highlights from Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo event (with video)
Vancouver is definitely in the Halloween spirt as proven this past weekend during the Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo event; I had a blast this weekend chasing down some of the best costumes for...
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IHIT identified murder victim as gang-linked Theoren Poitras
A 23-year old gangster from Alberta has been identified as the man killed in Richmond on Oct. 2nd. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Theoren Gregory Poitras had been living in Richmond...
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Which Metro Vancouver city has the most Priuses? (interactive chart)
Had a fun little story in today’s paper about vehicle ownership patterns in Metro Vancouver. The data, provided by ICBC, shows that Priuses are most popular in White Rock and pickup trucks are most...
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Suspect in Ottawa shooting charged in Vancouver in 2011 robbery
The man who terrorized Ottawa Wednesday and shot to death a Canadian soldier at the national war memorial was once charged and convicted in Vancouver. Michael Jopseph Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, was charged with...
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Justin Trudeau’s Vancouver appearance cancelled
Justin Trudeau’s scheduled appearance in Vancouver on Friday night has been cancelled. Trudeau was coming to speak about his new memoir, Common Ground: My Past, Our Present and Canada’s Future, which...
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Education in the age of misinformation
When all the information in the world, including mathematical formulae, historical dates and names and philosophical theories, is available at the click of a button, what is the purpose of education?...
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Q & A in Vancouver with Tom Woodruff Jr. – From Aliens 3 to Aliens vs....
Q & A with famed Academy Award-winning creature performer and creator Tom Woodruff Jr. at the Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo. Tom talks about being the Alien (Xenomorph) in the films Aliens...
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Ottawa shooter made a video explaining his motives: RCMP
Here’s a statement just released from RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson: The RCMP’s investigation of the October 22, 2014, terrorist attack in Ottawa is advancing and has revealed a great deal about...
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Surrey Six convictions should stand, despite allegations, Crown argues
Murder convictions against two Red Scorpion gangsters should not be thrown out despite allegations of police misconduct in the case, a Crown prosecutor argued Monday. Mark Levitz urged B.C. Supreme...
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Two men shot in Surrey this morning
Two men were shot in Surrey early today after a possible attempted rip at a marijuana grow-op. Surrey RCMP got calls at 5 a.m. about shots fired in the 17900-block of 40th Avenue in Surrey. “Officers...
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Vancouver commuters really don’t care for these SkyTrain disruptions
Vancouver commuters faced another obstacle today on TransLink’s SkyTrain service which has been beset by delays and disruptions in recent months. A switch problem caused delays on the line between...
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UN killer suing government for prison beating
A convicted killer and United Nations gang member is suing the federal government for a jailhouse beating he says was plotted by rival gangster Jamie Bacon. Michael Newman, who shot and stabbed a...
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Two Surrey Six cops had affairs with potential witnesses, defence says
Newly revealed allegations suggest not one but two officers on the Surrey Six file had affairs with potential witnesses, even attending a weekend sex party while working on the high-profile case. And...
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Get the raw data on the types of cars B.C. residents own
I had a fun little story last week on what types of vehicles are most popular in different parts of Metro Vancouver (Priuses in White Rock, pickups in Langley). The story was based on data provided to...
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Inhuman jail conditions part of police misconduct in Surrey Six: defence
Convicted killer Cody Haevischer thought he was going mad when he was held in almost total isolation for more than a year after his arrest in the Surrey Six slayings, his lawyer said Wednesday. For...
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