Mulcair leads NDP leadership pack in donations
NDP leadership front-runner Thomas Mulcair has pulled well ahead of the pack in terms of fundraising, according to detailed financial statements released by Elections Canada.
Read more...Enbridge Canada-U.S. pipeline shuts after fatal crash
Enbridge says it has shut down an oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. after a vehicle accident in Illinois killed two people early Saturday morning.
Read more...Enbridge Canada-U.S. pipeline closed after crash
Enbridge says it has shut down an oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. after a vehicle accident in Illinois killed two people early Saturday morning.
Read more...WVPD alarm response catches break-in suspect
WEST Vancouver police arrested an alleged robber late on Monday after responding to a home alarm in the 3000-block of Spencer Drive.
Read more...2011 exports a record for Neptune
POTASH exports from North Vancouver’s Neptune Terminals continued a skyrocketing climb last year, pushing the overall volume of commodities shipped from the North Vancouver terminal into a record year.
Read more...Canada’s Mielzynski takes slalom for 1st World Cup win
Erin Mielzynski came out of nowhere Sunday to give Canada its first World Cup slalom victory since 1971. The 21-year-old from Guelph, Ont., had never placed higher than 13th on the World Cup circuit but used a strong second run to race to gold. “This has been my dream for as long as I can remember,” said Mielzynski from Oftershwang, Germany.
Read more...For teens, tanning risks pale against body image
About once a week, fifteen-year-old Julia walks the two blocks from her Vancouver high school to Hot Shots Sun Studio for a dose of ultraviolet rays.
Read more...Syria’s Bashar al-Assad must go, says John Baird
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird condemned the continued violence and aid impasse in Syria as heavy shelling continued in Homs over the weekend, saying that Canada is considering new measures to make clear that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad “must go.”
Read more...Jack Knox: Politicians could take a science lesson from the kids
I judged a science fair this week, which is a bit like Stephen Harper saying he gave hugging lessons.
Read more...Canada blasts Syria’s blocking of Red Cross aid
Canada’s foreign affairs minister has condemned what he calls the “depravity” of the latest offensive by security forces in Syria, which is keeping the Red Cross from reaching the dead and injured in the central city of Homs.
Read more...By the numbers: Kassian vs. Hodgson
Take a look as we compare Vancouver Canucks Zack Kassian versus Buffalo Sabres Cody Hodgson after their new teams went head-to-head in Vancouver on Saturday.
Read more...Royals get crucial win over Giants
Canada’s most famous football trophy was in the building — courtesy of former Salmon Kings and now B.C. Lions ticketing rep Jeff Hill — but colour this night far from Grey at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
Read more...Sabres rattle Canucks with early barrage en route to 5-3 win
Saturday night at Rogers Arena was supposed to be about newbies Cody Hodgson of the Buffalo Sabres and Zack Kassian of the Vancouver Canucks, the main players in last Monday’s big trade-deadline day swap.
Read more...Don Cherry goes off on Leafs’ GM Burke
Don Cherry did not keep quiet on Hockey Night in Canada about the Toronto Maple Leafs’ firing of head coach Ron Wilson and voiced his displeasure with the team’s president and general manager Brian Burke.
Read more...Telus plan for second-tallest tower in Vancouver now includes condominium units
At 53 storeys high, the new residential condo tower that’s part of Telus’s redevelopment of a downtown city block will be the city’s second-tallest building, and it’s being built in an area the city zoned off limits to residential construction.
Read more...Telus plan for second-tallest tower in Vancouver now includes condo units
At 53 storeys high, the new residential condo tower that’s part of Telus’s redevelopment of a downtown city block will be the city’s second-tallest building, and it’s being built in an area the city zoned off limits to residential construction.
Read more...B.C. premier denies link to attempted murderer Jaspal Atwal
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark insists she doesn’t know attempted-murderer Jaspal Atwal, even though he was invited to a recent budget speech and she “may have shook his hand” at a campaign rally.
Read more...North Vancouver ponders what to do about longboarding
Les Robertson has had some wild times riding his longboard down major hills in North Vancouver – and around the world.
Read more...Federal public service costs rise despite spending freezes
The compensation bill for Canada’s public service grew by $2.3 billion this year despite spending freezes on operations across departments in the ramp-up to the biggest reductions and job cuts in the bureaucracy in more than a decade.
Read more...Longboarders worried by proposed road bans in North Vancouver
Les Robertson has had some wild times riding his longboard down major hills in North Vancouver — and around the world.
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