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New app provides live look at Vancouver transit system
Ever find yourself standing at the bus stop wondering where your bus is? There’s an app for that. Using open GPS data obtained from TransLink, Ontario software developer Steve Veerman has created...
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Behind the scenes with Vancouver Cosplayers (with videos)
The selection process for my cosplay video project was challenging. Vancouver is home to many skilled cosplayers, so a selection based just on costume would be impractical. For my first videos, I...
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The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger to open for Jon Bon Jovi in Stanley Park
Robby Krieger, guitarist for The Doors, will be the opening act for Jon Bon Jovi’s Aug. 22 concert in Stanley Park. Krieger, despite being overshadowed in The Doors by Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek,...
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And the award for best campaign video goes to … Wyatt Scott
Wyatt Scott is an independent candidate, but his true calling might be as an independent filmmaker. Running unaffiliated in the new riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, the 38-year-old Scott has...
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Calculator: How much is the new child-care benefit really worth to you?
Last month, Canadian parents got a hefty cheque in the mail from the federal government: a lump-sum payment for the new, expanded Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). Under the new plan, which came...
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Video: See what happens when you drop a public piano at Vancouver folk festival
One of the 10 public pianos used in Vancouver’s Keys to The Streets program was plunked down at the Vancouver Folk Festival last month — and some musical magic happened. This is the second year that...
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Highlights from Anime Revolution 2015 Updated!
Cosplayers bring their A-game to Anime Revolution Day 2! I went around to selfie and film with some really talented cosplayers and a special appearance by the cast of “Behind the scenes with Vancouver...
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Video: Mother Mother takes a turn on Keys to the Streets piano
Watch two members of Mother Mother, one of Vancouver’s most popular indie bands, take a lovely turn on the Keys to the Streets piano at the Spyglass Dock near Cambie Bridge. Jasmin Parkin handles the...
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Exclusive Angelic Pretty Tea Party in Vancouver (with video)
On Day 3 of Anime Revolution, I went to the Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront to cover the Angelic Pretty Tea Party. I wanted to attend this lavish gathering to understand more about the fashion...
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Commercial Drive braces for unsanctioned street party
Organizers are calling it a street party but it’s also a protest. The anonymous planners behind tonight’s planned Commercial Drive Street Party 2 didn’t bother seeking a permit to host the event. On...
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Downtown Vancouver deer seen cozying up to tourists in Stanley Park
A YouTube video of a wild deer interacting with tourists in Stanley Park is causing some concern at the Vancouver Park Board. In the video, a woman with a European accent pets the deer on its head and...
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Video: Ethereal performance on Keys To The Streets piano from Paloma Pendharkar
There are 10 public pianos spread out around Vancouver as part of the city’s Keys To The Streets music initiative. Last month, Adam Sharp of Big Smoke Media stationed himself at Vancouver Folk Festival...
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Gangster Matin Pouyan survives another targeted shooting
Matin Bin Laden Pouyan can’t seem to stay away from deadly firearms. The longtime B.C. gangster was shot twice late Friday in Richmond near the same spot where he is believed to have been involved in a...
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Two Metro Vancouver men sentenced to lengthy terms for cocaine smuggling
Two Metro Vancouver men have been handed hefty sentences in B.C. Supreme Court for their roles in an international cocaine smuggling operation. Christopher Lloyd Mehan, 43, and Jeremy Albert Stark, 41,...
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Video: John Boyega wields lightsaber in new mini-trailer for Star Wars: The...
Disney gifted the Star Wars nerds with a bit of candy on Thursday by releasing a mini-trailer for Episode 7: The Force Awakens on Instagram. It’s only 15 seconds long but it contains some...
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Suspect in Chilliwack shooting arrested and charged
A 36-year-old Fraser Valley man is facing an attempted murder charge after being arrested Tuesday in a connection with an Aug. 10 shooting in Chilliwack. Beau Lawrence Clark was seen by Mounties inside...
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BC man allegedly transported pot and ecstasy to US by helicopter
Bruce Allan Simon moved from Langley to the tiny community of Bralorne, B.C. eight years ago and bought a dilapidated motel and bar, as well as other property. He and his spouse Sally Bird soon became...
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Interactive map: Where in B.C. does the power go out most often?
Meant to post this a few days ago but got busy with a few other things. I had a little story on Monday on where in B.C. power outages are most common. Here’s the map and chart (mobile versions here and...
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UN-linked accused in drug smuggling case still a fugitive
Three years after he was accused of smuggling hundreds of kilos of cocaine into B.C., a fugitive linked to the United Nations gang remains at large. Khamla Wong, also known as Khamla Siharaj, was...
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A look at Pax Prime 2015 in Seattle (with videos)
The megalodon of gaming conventions, Pax Prime 2015 just ended this past weekend in Seattle. It was my first time attending the four-day gaming expo in Seattle and I was very impressed. Please see the...
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