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Modifications to float plane played role in fatal crash, Transportation...
Reporter Larry Pynn has an interesting story on the Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into a 2013 Air Cab float plane crash that killed a pilot and two passengers. Pilot Kevin Williams and...
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Gamification used in adult education
A Vancouver-based adult education centre is putting video game strategies — gamification — to use in teaching adults. Erickson Coaching International is a training centre for coaches — people who work...
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Tunnels of Vancouver
The Ontario city of Toronto somehow worked its way into national headlines on Monday with news that a mysterious tunnel had been discovered near York University. Toronto police don’t know who built the...
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Video: Watch Canucks prospect Jake Virtanen hammer opponent into bench
It was Jake Virtanen’s combination of offence and toughness that convinced the Vancouver Canucks to spend their first pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft on the Abbotsford prospect. At No. 6 overall,...
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Women’s World Cup individual tickets on sale now
Individual tickets for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup of Soccer went on sale today. The tournament runs from June 6 to July 5 with games at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium along with Edmonton, Winnipeg,...
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BCTF says its strike boosted private school funding
The B.C. government used the gains public school teachers got after their strike last fall to boost funding to the province’s independent schools, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation says. The BCTF says the...
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VSB facing $14.77-million shortfall
The Vancouver School Board’s shortfall for the upcoming budget year is now sitting at $14.77 million. The amount was arrived at after a long and, at times, heated discussion, trustee Patti Bacchus...
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Toy review: Figma 227 Saber 2.0 (with Video)
After nearly two months of waiting for my figurine: Figma 227 Saber 2.0 by Max Factory it finally arrived at my door via Canada Post early in the morning this month. There was no explanation provided...
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Snakes alive: More information on that ball of 400 snakes found near Boundary...
Yesterday we told you the story of the 400-plus snakes that were delivered to Burnaby’s Wildlife Rescue Association this week. The snakes were transferred to Burnaby from their hibernation dens along...
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Videos: Leonard Nimoy was a frequent visitor to Vancouver
The world lost a beloved icon on Friday when Leonard Nimoy died — and Vancouver lost a frequent visitor. The 83-year-old actor, who succumbed to end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was a...
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Vancouver city council officially approves Pat Quinn Way
A section of Abbott Street next to Rogers Arena has officially been renamed Pat Quinn Way, in honour the late Vancouver Canucks boss. Quinn, a former Canuck player, coach, general manager and...
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Video: Russian children brawl in hockey handshake line
In may be the most violent game involving Russian amateur hockey players since the Punch -Up in Piestany. Two teams of Russian eight-year-old players recently engaged in a full-scale brawl during the...
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Video: California rockers Black Veil Brides involved in fight at Vancouver’s...
The leader singer of Black Veil Brides, a California rock band that is a throwback to glam metal bands of the 80s, caused a stir at Vancouver’s Vogue Theatre last Wednesday when he jumped into the...
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Port Metro Vancouver fire updates: Vancouver fire chief lifts ‘stay inside’...
5:47 p.m. UPDATE: Vancouver Fire Chief says east of Main Street, north of 1st Avenue and west of Nanaimo are now clear. ALL CLEAR: #Vancouver Fire Chief says east of Main St, north of 1st Ave &...
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Live updates: Fire extinguished at Port Metro Vancouver
Update 4:45 p.m.: Vancouver Fire Rescue said in a release that the Port Metro Vancouver fire “is currently extinguished and the scene is safe and secure.” Vancouver Firefighters are still on scene of...
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You’re not allowed to view porn, let alone make it, in Vancouver libraries
The story of a woman operating a live webcam sex show inside Windsor, Ont. libraries is Canada’s titillation/outrage story du jour. The Windsor Star reported today that a 21-year-old woman, who...
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Whitecaps unveil craft beer options at BC Place Stadium
The Vancouver Whitecaps invited media to an unveiling of the new food and beverage options at BC Place Stadium this afternoon. Vancouver celebrity chef Vikram Vij announced he was opening two more...
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Updated: Witness to SkyTrain harassment uses Facebook to reach out to victim
A Richmond woman who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a Canada Line train is reaching out to the victim on Facebook. In a Facebook post that was shared on the UBC Confessions page, Facebook user...
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Toy review: Funko Pop! Animation #23 Attack on Titan, Shingeki no Kyojin,...
5 months ago I pre-ordered a 6.5” Funko Pop! animation Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人) Colossal Titan figure from my favourite Australian nerd-retail: Popcultcha.com. The decision to purchase the figure was...
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Vancouver Police looking for murder suspect Daniel Paul
Vancouver Police are looking for the public’s help to locate a man wanted for questioning in the slaying of a woman on March 3rd. Sgt. Randy Fincham said in a news release that suspect Daniel Alphonse...
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