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Vancouver’s first Harajuku Fashion walk (with video)
On any given day, international Japanese students Atsumi and Candy will dress up in loud colorful garments with equally expressive accessories, such as head clips, rings and animal shaped bags. This...
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Bralorne man says his drug smuggling was to save his town – UPDATED
A pilot who claimed he smuggled drugs into the U.S. to help the tiny town of Bralorne has been sentenced to four and a half years. And Bruce Simon will also have to forfeit the helicopter he used to...
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Three men plead guilty in drug case linked to Hells Angels, ban lifted
Suitcases stuffed with millions handed over at a Vancouver hotel. Cryptic text messages about massive cocaine deliveries. Secret meetings from Vancouver to Panama City. Details of a major 2012...
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Halfway house worker describes terrifying night of Soomel murder
Jurors at a Vancouver murder trial heard a chilling description from a former halfway house worker about the night one of his charges was gunned down on Cambie Street. A video of Roger Woelke’s...
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Two Vancouver mixologists among Bacardi cocktail competition finalists
A pair of Vancouver bartenders will compete in Tuesday’s final of the Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition to see who will represent Canada at the Global Legacy Competition in San Francisco in May....
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Hells Angel told undercover cops that his “family” and “brothers” backed him
Accused drug trafficker and Hells Angel David Giles told undercover police officers that his “brothers” would take over his massive cocaine deal if anything were to happen to him. Giles tried to...
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Vancouver GM Benning says Canucks didn’t give up on Hunter Shinkaruk
Granlund The Vancouver Canucks have dealt former No. 1 draft pick Hunter Shinkaruk to the Calgary Flames in exchange for 22-year-old centre Markus Granlund. Vancouver selected Shinkaruk with the 24th...
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Inside UBC’s proposed 140-square-foot nano suites
UBC showed off its latest concept to address the demand for affordable student housing with a demo display of a proposed 140-square-foot nano studio apartment. The university is looking at a pilot...
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Buttar faces gun charges after calling police for imaginary gunshots
A longtime gangster who works as a longshoreman at Port Metro Vancouver has been charged with possessing a loaded firearm and two other gun counts. Manjit (Mani) Buttar, 41, was arrested Feb. 11 just...
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Daily diversion: Leo’s Red Carpet Rampage
Revenant star Leonardo DiCaprio is the odds-on favourite to finally snap his Oscar-losing streak and pick up an Academy Award for best actor on Sunday. The 41-year-old DiCaprio has been nominated five...
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Abide and imbibe on the Lebowski brewery and bowling tour
Put on your bathrobe and sunglasses, we are going on a brewery tour. The Vancouver Brewery Tours is rolling out its inaugural Big Lebowski Brewery and Bowling Tour on Saturday, March 26. The tour will...
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HA associate tried to smash BlackBerry during arrest, trial hears
When police moved in to make arrests in a drug investigation targeting the Hells Angels, an associate threw his BlackBerry to the ground and kicked it away, B.C. Supreme Court heard Wednesday. Kevin...
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Chilliwack gang associate sentenced to 8 years for home invasion
A long-time gang associate convicted in a violent 2013 home invasion in Chilliwack has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Minus time-served in pre-trial custody, Curtis Vidal received a net jail...
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Canada Rugby Sevens tournament at BC Place officially sold out
Next month’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series at BC Place stadium is officially sold out. Organizers say 56,000 fans will file into BC Place over two days, March 12-13, for the 15-team tournament....
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More charges against suspects in the Surrey-Delta gang conflict
Three young men are facing 18 new charges after an investigation into a drug trafficking group linked to a violent gang conflict in Surrey and Delta last year. Davjit Singh Randhawa, 32, Chaten Singh...
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Oscar poll: You pick the winners!
Who do you think will be taking home an Oscar statuette on Sunday in Hollywood? Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var...
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Car smashes into Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall’s Vancouver Island house
Actress Kim Cattrall was shaken up but uninjured after a truck smashed through the front entrance of her Comox Valley home early Tuesday morning. The Sex And the City star, who posted photos of the...
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Will B.C. follow Ontario with tuition changes?
The Ontario provincial government revamped its post-secondary student aid in its budget yesterday, so that many students won’t pay tuition. No new funding is planned for the program, which is a...
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UN gangster has first-degree murder conviction re-instated
When Jack and Doreen Rozen learned Thursday that the Supreme Court of Canada had reinstated a first-degree murder conviction against the killer of their son Marc, they went to his West Vancouver grave...
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VSB delays demolition of little yellow schoolhouse
The Vancouver School Board will try to save a little yellow schoolhouse that was slated for demolition, possibly this week. The schoolhouse, which sits on the General Gordon elementary school grounds...
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