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Duelling rallies in Vancouver over LGBTQ+ inclusive program in schools
By Amy Judd Online News Producer
Hundreds of people gathered outside the B.C. Teacher’s Federation offices, some to show their support for SOGI 123, and others to protest against it. Continue reading
City of Vancouver to collect $30M from empty homes tax
By Amy Judd Online News Producer
Previously, the city announced bout 2,000 homes were left undeclared but that number could have changed. Continue reading
Woman found dead, 2 men unconscious, in car on Kamloops road
By Amy Judd Online News Producer
Police say at 1:30 a.m. they were called about a car parked on Salish Road with the music playing loudly. Continue reading
B.C. man identified as victim killed by vigilante mob in Peru
By Amy Judd Online News Producer
The video shows a man groaning in a puddle near a thatched-roof structure as another man puts a rope around his neck and drags him with others looking on. Continue reading
Marijuana activist builds ‘love cannon’ bong out of leaf blower for 4/20 Vancouver event
Thousands of retailers specializing in cannabis products are down at Sunset Beach in Vancouver on Friday celebrating the 23rd annual hazy holiday. Continue reading
Salt-seeking moose drops by B.C. man’s garage for a taste of his truck
By Amy Judd Online News Producer
The moose appears to be quite young but still stands very tall and can see over the top of the car next to it. Continue reading
Vancouver pot activists smoke up a cloud at 4:20 p.m.
By Amy Judd Online News Producer
Crews have already assembled the massive main stage and the protective grass covering has been laid down. Continue reading
10 years after Kellen McElwee’s disappearance, his family still pleads for answers
McElwee, 25, was last seen March 19, 2008, after leaving the Keg Steakhouse & Bar on 202 Street. Continue reading
Funeral for Victoria police officer who was in coma for 30 years after crash
Officers will march from the Save on Foods Memorial Arena, along Quadra Street to the church starting at 12:30 p.m. Continue reading
Driver pushed into a pole by another driver in apparent Vancouver road rage incident
A car crash, which is being investigated as an incident of road rage, knocked out power for a busy Vancouver neighbourhood Wednesday. Continue reading
Missing Coquitlam teen found safe and sound
Ranjot Bhandal was last seen at about midnight on Tuesday, April 17, in the 1100 block of Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam. Continue reading
‘We shouldn’t be held to ransom’: B.C. resident frustrated with Alberta pipeline battle
“But myself, I think we’ve got to sit down at the table with Rachel Notley and say, ‘Look, you can’t do this.” Continue reading
B.C. teen printed her bully’s hateful message on a t-shirt because ‘those words don’t define you’
She wanted to show whoever wrote that message that she could rise above it and show the words did not hurt her. Continue reading
More rain has fallen this April in Vancouver than typically falls all month
So far, 102 millimeters of rain has fallen this month compared to the long-term average of 44 millimetres for the same period in other years. Continue reading
Anti-pipeline activists arrested at Kinder Morgan site could be tried for criminal contempt
There are 28 people in total, including Indigenous leaders, who will learn if they will be facing criminal contempt charges for violating injunction to stay away from Kinder Morgan Gates in Burnaby. Continue reading
