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CKNW names journalist Lynda Steele new afternoon show host
CKNW radio has poached some television talent from CTV to fill their empty afternoon hosting slot. Lynda Steele, CTV Vancouver’s award-winning consumer reporter and host of Steele on Your Side, will...
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UN associate admits he pulled the trigger in T-Barz shooting
More than six years after a shooting outside a Surrey strip club, a gang associate charged with attempted murder admitted Thursday that he pulled the trigger. But Aram Ali testified in B.C. Supreme...
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Sunday’s Canada-Switzerland World Cup game at BC Place inches towards sellout
There are still tickets to be had but Sunday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout game between Canada and Switzerland in Vancouver is inching towards sellout status. As of noon Friday, there were about...
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Teacher aims to end mental health stigma with Ride Don’t Hide cycling event
In 2011, Michael Schratter completed a 15-month, 40,000-kilometre cycling trek across six continents and 30 countries. He was just getting warmed up. On Sunday, the Vancouver school teacher will lead...
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Sister of Greek victim calls his attackers monsters
The sister of a Greek man clinging to life after three Canadian Hells Angels allegedly beat him called his attackers “monsters” who were drunk and looking for trouble. The woman, who asked not to be...
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Vacation-time!
I’m off for the next week enjoying some of B.C.’s beautiful lakes! So I’m closing the comments on the Real Scoop until June 29, as there will be no one available to moderate them. Enjoy the sunshine...
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B.C. Conservation Office investigates boater’s wild ride on moose
A video of a man riding on the back of a moose in a B.C. lake has caught the attention of the B.C. Conservation Service. In the video, posted to YouTube on Saturday, a cow moose is seen being chased by...
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Canada meets England in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final at BC Place
Team Canada will meet England in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final, 4:30 p.m., at BC Place in Vancouver. Steph Houghton and Lucy Bronze scored second-half goals as England rallied to a 2-1 win over...
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Port Alberni chooses didgeridoo for tsunami warning system
Port Alberni city council has approved the groaning drone of a didgeridoo as the new sound of its tsunami warning system. The Australian wind instrument was chosen by Grade 11 students at Alberni...
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Women’s World Cup: England saying the right things before date with Canada at...
They’ll be in enemy territory Saturday in Vancouver, and they are looking forward to it. Members of England’s national women’s soccer team are saying all the right things ahead of Saturday’s FIFA...
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Families still suffering 30 years after deadly Air India bombing
Thirty years after the Air India bombing, a large portrait of its mastermind hangs outside a Sikh temple in Surrey. The Punjabi words on the picture of Talwinder Singh Parmar call him a martyr and a...
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Women’s World Cup: Canada-England on track for record crowd
Expect Saturday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final between Canada and England at BC Place Stadium to set a new Canadian soccer attendance record. The record was set just this past Sunday at BC...
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Business license review will weed out prospective Vancouver pot shops
Vancouver city council has finalized how it will regulate and license marijuana businesses. Mayor Gregor Robertson and council spent the last four days in public hearings where they heard the opinions...
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Top Blue Jays prospect will take mound in Vancouver Canadians’ opener
Your browser does not support iframes. Toronto Blue Jays first-rounder Jon Harris’s journey to the big leagues will start at Nat Bailey Stadium. The Blue Jays have assigned the big right-hander to the...
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Three Days Till Launch: My Rendezvous with Space Shuttle Atlantis at John F....
Had everything gone as planned, the NASA Social Events would have begun today, but as I mentioned in my previous post, rocket launches are susceptible to delays and our launch was postponed until...
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On the town: Stuff to do in Vancouver
Vancouver is about to get hit with a heat wave. There are two ways you can handle this: get outside, soak in the sun and enjoy our city’s natural splendor; or find relief from the heat by hanging out...
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Women’s World Cup: U.S. fans produce stunning Vancouver travel video
Tourism Vancouver should think about hiring the Hayward family of Ashburn, Virginia. Todd Hayward’s video travelogue of his family’s trip to Vancouver for the FIFA Women’s World Cup sells our city as...
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Canadian made gothic steampunk Japanese street fashion: NEOSHIKI, TSUKUMO...
During my visit to Toronto in May, I had the opportunity to meet with Canadian-Japanese designer: Emily Yoshizawa of the gothic-steampunk, (Japanese) street fashion label: NEOSHIKI. According to her,...
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Women’s World Cup: England coach claims refs go easy on Canada
Sounds like someone is trying to soften up the officials to gain a competitive advantage. England coach Mark Sampson says he hopes the referees give his team a fair shake against Canada in Saturday’s...
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One person sent to hospital following boat fire in False Creek
Vancouver Fire Rescue is tending to a boat fire in False Creek near Science World. A small sailboat was engulfed in flames. It’s since been towed ashore. #falsecreek boat fire is just being brought...
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