Highlights from Anime Evolution 2015 at UBC
Dear Internet: After day 2 of Anime Evolution and I was very impressed by the cosplays. Below are some of the cosplays from AE 2015! PLEASE check this post again for Full write up and video and more...
View ArticleSurrey man charged 30 years after Saskatchewan murder
A Surrey man has been charged in a 30-year-old Saskatchewan murder. Dennis Henry Hahn, 65, was picked up July 10 without incident outside a business in Surrey. He is facing one count of first-degree...
View ArticleSurrey man who died in police shooting identified as Hudson Brooks
A 20-year-old Kwantlen University student has been identified as the victim of a fatal police shooting in south Surrey Saturday. Hudson Daryl Willis Brooks was killed during an encounter with Surrey...
View ArticleCharges laid in Coquitlam double-murder
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View ArticleB.C. killer who escaped prison arrested in Peru
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View ArticleVPD looking to ID suspects in violent home invasion in June
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View ArticleComment over milk hoarding led to prison beatings
A simple comment about muscled inmates “hoarding” the milk inside the Prince George Correctional Centre cafeteria began a chain of events that left the commenter and his jail bunk-mate beaten. Earlier...
View ArticleMan injured in stabbing in Surrey – UPDATE
A Surrey man has received “significant injuries” after being stabbed in Port Kells early Monday. Just after midnight, Surrey RCMP responded to shots fired call in the area of 184 Street and 92 Avenue....
View ArticleMurder victim identified as alleged killer Samir Mokhtar
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View ArticleJamie Bacon’s trial postponed for more than a year
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View ArticleFormer BC gangster faces charges in Ottawa
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View ArticleSurrey RCMP stats show big increase in violent crime this year
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View ArticleIt’s that time of year again!
I’m off for three weeks to enjoy this beautiful B.C. summer. So the Real Scoop will be closed to comments until August 24th. If you want to talk to a reporter before then, contact the Sun city desk at...
View ArticleHighlights from Powell Street Festival 2015
Powell Street Festival ni ikimashita! – Saturday Aug 1 was day 1 of the festival and it was sugoi desu ne! full blog post with video to come but for now here are some of my photos. Please check back...
View ArticleThis Champions League video will pump you up for Whitecaps-Sounders clash
The whiny Seattle Sounders will be in town and it’s the Champions League, Vancouver Whitecaps fans already had plenty of reasons to be excited about Wednesday’s match at BC Place, and then CONCACAF...
View ArticleVideo: Keys to the Streets returns with Tariq Hussain’s Radio Song
The pianos are back on the streets of Vancouver and the Keys To The Streets video series is back as well. Keys to the Street is a public music initiative, established by CityStudio Vancouver in 2013,...
View ArticleUpdate: Daniel Sedin has bought another house in Vancouver, according to...
When Daniel Sedin sold his $5.9 million Shaughnessy house last month, Vancouver Canucks fans, who are always game for a good conspiracy or controversy, certainly took notice. Daniel Sedin is selling...
View ArticleVideo: Georgia Viaduct plays starring role in Deadpool trailer
For parts of two weeks in April, the Georgia Viaduct, the eastbound span that leads out of downtown Vancouver, was closed to traffic to accommodate the filming of Deadpool, a Marvel comicbook movie...
View ArticleUber offers puppy-sharing service in Vancouver
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View ArticleTransLink’s new Compass Card fare structure will create transit inequity on...
Metro Vancouver commuters will have some interesting decisions to make come fall when TransLink introduces a 1-zone fare on all of its bus routes as part of the Compass Card rollout. Starting Oct. 5...
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