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Vancouver police dog bites prompt lawsuits

The video footage clearly shows how Christopher Evans behaved on the early morning of June 12 when he used his skateboard to repeatedly bash the glass door of a transit bus.

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Vancouver church homeless shelter running out of cash

The race is on for First United Church to house dozens of homeless residents before it loses its provincial government shelter funding at the end of March...

Teen helps 'comfort' Vancouver homeless community

The remainder of winter became a slightly less harsh for a few dozen members of Vancouver's homeless community thanks to a 13-year-old girl.

Nightly ritual of reviewing your day may help cure insomnia

One of my cures for insomnia is my nightly ritual of the day's review.

12th & Cambie: Bloody axe

Bloody axe -- I'm back.

Little Mountain's revised plan includes canals, shops

The long awaited revised proposal for the derelict Little Mountain housing site includes retail shops, canals and at least seven towers, although lower...

Facebook 'likes' new zombie game made by Vancouver students

A group of former Vancouver Film School students have come up with an original way to get rid of unwanted friends of Facebook. As part of their final ...

Generation X writer encourages innovation in Vancouver

Don’t rely on people such as Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and other rich smart people of the world to make your city into a thriving, interesting...

Commissioner orders health audits released to Vancouver Courier

The public may soon be able to read more internal reports about provincial health services after a ruling ordered them opened up.

Vancouver director of planning turfed by council

The City of Vancouver fired Brent Toderian, its director of planning Tuesday.

Vancouver voting machine ticks trouble losing mayoral candidate

Troubles with voting machines during the 2011 civic election revealed through a Freedom of Information request are another reason to reform civic elections...

Restaurant plan dashes homeowner's neighbourhood dream

Brenda Racanelli thought she’d found the perfect home when she bought a townhouse last year in Onni’s Social development on East Seventh Avenue...

Large crowds at women's soccer impresses FIFA whistleblower

One of the world's most powerful soccer executives said big crowds for North and Central American and Caribbean women's Olympic qualifying games mean ...

Central Park: Riley goes down

Vision Vancouver park board commissioners voted down Monday a proposed six-month moratorium on the demolition of Riley Park Community Centre.

Class Notes: Leader of the pack

David Thompson secondary principal Iona Whishaw has been named one of Canada's outstanding principals for 2012, according to The Learning Partnership. ...

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The Elders Program at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre on East Hastings Street is holding a garage sale Feb. 25 and staff and volunteers there...

Police won’t face hearing for mistaken arrest, injury involving Vancouver man

Two Vancouver police constables will not face a public hearing to review their conduct in a January 2010 arrest that left an East Side man seriously injured...

Challenging welfare

Life, as Jagrup Brar knows it, will return to its familiar pace next Tuesday when he packs up his belongings and heads back to his Surrey home.

Company helps fuel food knowledge

His grandfather, the last full-time farmer in his family, gave up the daily task of toiling in the soil for a city job. But Anthony Nicalo spent his youth...

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If you take in the Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown this Sunday, keep an eye out for the Water Dragon created and built by kids from the Downtown ...

Vancouver mayor invited donors, foster son to swearing-in

Mayor Gregor Robertson’s invitees to the Dec. 5 city council swearing-in included Vision Vancouver’s bagman, two union bosses, two ex-mayors...

Audit calls for improvements to Metro Vancouver water plan

An audit of Metro Vancouver’s new plan to boost drinking water quality found 17 “opportunities for improvement,” but the organization...

New Vancouver police building stores bloody evidence

In the blood drying room, you’ll find a special fridge for insects, including maggots and flies, standing against one wall. It’s one feature...

Central Park: Little house

Lots of readers have asked me recently if there's anything happening with the proposed development of the Little Mountain property. And to be honest, ...

Vancouver city councillor reveals B.C. Place ties

A veteran Non-Partisan Association city councillor says she was not in a conflict of interest at Jan. 17 council meeting.

City hall spent $1,545 for hotel room during Occupy Vancouver

Vancouver city hall bent its own rules in November to occupy a room for almost $200 a night in a luxury hotel across the street from the Occupy Vancouver...

Vancouver students celebrate Year of the Dragon

The Year of the Dragon has already proved auspicious for Vivian Wong. The 12-year-old enjoyed one of the starring roles in her school’s Lunar New...

PHOTO GALLERY: Happy Lunar New Year

COPE members mull alliance with Vision Vancouver

COPE's election alliance with Vision Vancouver was one of the controversial issues debated at the party's special consultation meeting Sunday.

Landlords laud proposed rental database

Prominent landlords and the B.C. Apartment Owners and Property Managers Association support the online rental database city hall may set up.

Class Notes: Grading students

Getting into university isn't easy these days. The University of B.C., for example, gets more than 30,000 applications for undergraduate programs annually...

Community Calendar: Lunar New Year

By the time you read this, Lunar New Year's day will be over, but celebrations are continuing all week at many locations across the city.

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11 weeks later, hiker's disappearance still unsolved

Two and a half months after he vanished while apparently on a day trip to the North Shore, the disappearance of a 21-year-old Vancouver man remains unsolved...

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Richmond Grade 12s to keep making videos after placing second in dry grad challenge

It could be you in that uncomfortable position of having to take a friend's keys away at a house party, but six Hugh McRoberts secondary students say ...

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My pickled beets for your...?

There was a time when "putting up" - preparing and canning summer's harvest - was not just a necessity, but a joy: a way to ensure fresh, nutritious food...

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