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Douglas Coupland to be keynote speaker at Cities Summit in Vancouver

The renowned Canadian writer and artist will be keynote speaker at the upcoming Cities Summit.

Tet: the forgotten Vietnamese new year

The entire house is pungent with the sweet smell of incense, while every square inch of the dinner table is covered with traditional dishes.  Tempted by the appealing sight, I stealthily sneak a...

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The Lion Beat

You could see the athleticism necessary. Low crouches, side to side lunges, snappy twists of the body are the building blocks of martial arts forms. Now, even on a grey, January day, it was starting...

Today's gang related shooting triggers emotional alarms in quiet Fairview Slopes

Tenth between Cambie and Oak is, at least on the surface, an unlikely setting for gang related shootings. The Cambridge Garden apartments at the corner of 10th and Ash are full of families with small...

Racist hate crimes in city mobilize community

With three alleged white supremacist hate group members facing trial, several groups are building an anti-racism campaign.

President Guujaaw's Haida Gwaii, B.C.

The all night boat to Haida Gwaii is luxurious: real wood floors, cushiony seats, big windows. The only place to lie down if you don’t pay for a cabin, however, is the floor. The few other passengers...

Migration and immigration changing Vancouver into "city of strangers"

Vancouver is a city of immigrants and outsiders, and any political party that can't engage them will lose out, according to demographic studies by  Andrew Yan, a researcher at the research and...

East Vancouver stabbing lands two in custody

A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man near 1800 Franklin in East Vancouver last night just before midnight. Investigation is still underway but police also arrested the victim for...

FBI plots social media surveillance on Twitter, Facebook

The FBI plans to create a new application to monitor and map user content on popular social media websites.

"Scary time" for Canada

Critics say they’re “dismayed” by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s anti-democratic and “McCarthy-esque” tactics, regarding regulatory hearings for the Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline.

Chinese New Year: food shopping in Chinatown's most popular grocery store

The lunar new year on Monday saw thousands of Vancouverites welcoming the Year of the Dragon, but today Chinatown has settled down.

Baking bread at UBC Farm

“I believe only good people make bread, so when I see someone making bread I just know. And when bad people make bread it probably won’t turn out.” - Florin Moldovan, Beyond Bread