Vancouver news

• Defence urges jury to find Garry Handlen guilty of manslaughter if it believes confession

  08-01-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  A defence lawyer told the jury that if they accept Garry Handlen's confession to a undercover police officer, they could make a finding of manslaughter in the death of 12-year-old Monica Jack in 1978.
  
  Read more

• Adopt a Pet: Fido

  08-01-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  8 year old Fido is lookng for a new home after his former familly gave him up. He is good with cats and children and loves a good cuddle.
  
  Read more

• Youth-focused hip-hop media outlet launched in Vancouver - Daily Hive

  08-01-2019 23:20
  Youth-focused hip-hop media outlet launched in Vancouver  Daily HiveAn SFU student passionate about hip hop is shining a spotlight on the music community with the newly-launched media platform Kids Take Over, based in ...
  
  Read more

• South Okanagan man arrested for firing rifle in his apartment

  08-01-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Rifle repeatedly shot from bottom floor; man on second floor nearly hit by bullet.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• VIDEO: Expert BC real estate predictions for 2019 - Vancouver Is Awesome

  08-01-2019 23:07
  VIDEO: Expert BC real estate predictions for 2019  Vancouver Is AwesomeLate 2018 saw a range of real estate market predictions for the coming year from experts across various industry organizations, such as the Canada Mortgage ...
  
  Read more

• Man found in Burnaby donation bin a day after city announces plan to shut them down

  08-01-2019 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  After a short interaction with an officer, the man was able to roll out of the bin on his own. Police say he wasn't injured.
  
  Read more

• Vancouver taxi companies partnering with local ride-hailing app - CTV News

  08-01-2019 23:04
  Vancouver taxi companies partnering with local ride-hailing app  CTV NewsUber and Lyft aren't expected to launch in B.C. for several more months, but the Vancouver Taxi Association is already working with a local tech company to ...
  
  Read more

• Windstar's ‘Dreams of Tahiti’ cruise: know before you go

  08-01-2019 22:49
  
  Streamline your small ship cruise of French Polynesia with these practical tips
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• David Suzuki attends Vancouver anti-pipeline rally

  08-01-2019 22:34 via globalnews.ca
  A rally was held in downtown Vancouver in support of those arrested at the protest camp in northern BC. David Suzuki was in attendance and has these thoughts on the situation.
  
  Read more

• Bridal style: Top five wedding trends for 2019

  08-01-2019 22:34 via vancouversun.com
  Fleur Luxury Wedding Show & Forum
  When: Jan. 13 
  Where: JW Marriott Parq Vancouver 
  Tickets and info: $40 plus taxes and fees; fleurvancouver.com Are rustic touches still en vogue for weddings in 2019? And is there a new ‘it’ hue?
  Planning a picture-perfect wedding can be tricky — without taking into consideration how quickly trends seem to change. So, to help guide you in your pre-wedding prep, we asked Aly Armstrong, the founder of 
  
  Read more

• Ben Kuzma: Demko’s toughest challenge was concussion from friendly fire

  08-01-2019 22:34 via theprovince.com
  Thatcher Demko’s to-do list is extensive.
  Like his peers who have made the transition from the AHL to the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks’ goaltender knows the process is far from seamless. The game is quicker at this level. Shots come from every angle and carry more velocity, accuracy and creativity. Rebound recovery has to be sharp and sealing up the short side is always a challenge for any stopper, including the 6-foot-4 Demko.
  So is friendly fire.
  How do you teach a goalie to avoid a
  
  Read more

• Vancouver startup to work on EU project to develop self-driving buses - Daily Hive

  08-01-2019 22:28
  Vancouver startup to work on EU project to develop self-driving buses  Daily HiveVancouver-based start-up, Spare, has awarded the opportunity to work on an EU-project for developing systems of operating fleets of self-driving vehicles.
  
  Read more

• B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of January 5

  08-01-2019 22:26 via vancouversun.com
  1. Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia’s Railways — Derek Hayes (Harbour Publishing).
  2. On the Rocks with Jack Knox: Islanders I Will Never Forget — Jack Knox (Heritage House Publishing).
  3. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act — Bob Joseph (Page Two Strategies).
  4. The Hidden Life of Trees: Illustrated Edition — Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books).
  5. E.J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island — Robert Amos (TouchWood
  
  Read more

• International: 15 bestselling books for the week of January 5.

  08-01-2019 22:19 via vancouversun.com
  Becoming, is the top selling book written by former First Lady Michelle Obama.
  1. Becoming  by Michelle Obama
  2. Brawl of the Wild (Dog Man #6)  by Dav Pilkey
  3. The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 13)  by Jeff Kinney
  4. Girl, Wash Your Face  by Rachel Hollis
  5. Homebody  by Joanna Gaines
  6. The Reckoning  by John Grisham
  7. The Point of it All  by Charles Krauthammer
  8. The Night Before Christmas  by Moore/Birmingham
  9. The Wonky Donkey  by Craig Smit
  
  Read more

• B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, press conference Jan 8, 2018

  08-01-2019 21:55 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix held a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, and discussed topics such as senior services and PharmaCare.
  
  Read more

• Burnaby asks companies to remove clothing donation bins

  08-01-2019 21:53 via vancouversun.com
  The City of Burnaby is asking all not for profit companies in the city to remove their clothing donation bins following several fatalities, including one in West Vancouver just over a week ago.
  City manager Lambert Chu said the city has sent letters to all the charitable organizations with bins on private property, asking they be removed until better safety measures are in place.
  Chu said the city does not allow donation bins on city property, except for the ones at the Eco-Centre recycling depo
  
  Read more

• Anti-pipeline protesters descend on Ottawa, delay Trudeau appearance

  08-01-2019 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  Dozens of protesters delayed an appearance by the prime minister Tuesday afternoon, drumming and chanting in a government building where Justin Trudeau was set to speak.
  
  Read more

• A Huge Tulip Festival With Over 10,000 Tulips Is Coming To Vancouver This Month - Narcity

  08-01-2019 21:44
  A Huge Tulip Festival With Over 10,000 Tulips Is Coming To Vancouver This Month  NarcityThere's about to be an early spring miracle for Vancouverites this January! Peak out from under your umbrellas and come outside to see this spectacular tulip ...
  
  Read more

• David Suzuki attends Vancouver anti-pipeline rally | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  08-01-2019 21:34
  David Suzuki attends Vancouver anti-pipeline rally | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA rally was held in downtown Vancouver in support of those arrested at the protest camp in northern BC. David Suzuki was in attendance and has these ...
  
  Read more

• Defence urges jury to find man guilty of manslaughter if it believes he killed B.C. girl

  08-01-2019 21:31 via vancouversun.com
  A defence lawyer says if jurors believes his client’s confession to killing a British Columbia girl more than 40 years ago, then they should conclude he snapped and didn’t intend to commit murder.
  Patrick Angly told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that if they accept Garry Handlen’s confession to a undercover police officer, they could make a finding of manslaughter in the death of 12-year-old Monica Jack in 1978.
  Angly continued to urge jurors to reject what he says was a false conf
  
  Read more

• Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language 'Edge of the Knife' - National Post

  08-01-2019 21:19
  Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language 'Edge of the Knife'  National PostVANCOUVER — The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has named the Haida-language drama “Edge of the Knife” best Canadian feature.The 19th-century ...
  
  Read more

• ‘Dreams of Tahiti’ cruise one for the bucket list

  08-01-2019 21:15
  
  Windstar’s small sailing yacht the Wind Spirit can reach ports of French Polynesia larger cruise ships can't
  
  Read more

• Finally, a Vancouver co-working space with a supervised kids program - Daily Hive

  08-01-2019 20:57
  Finally, a Vancouver co-working space with a supervised kids program  Daily HiveInside Out is a co-working space that allows parents to focus on their work by offering on-site child supervision and education. It's about time.
  
  Read more

• Burnaby RCMP respond to man in donation bin

  08-01-2019 20:57 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP in Burnaby responded to a call of a man inside a clothing donation bin at Kensington, north of Hastings street. The man was okay and exited the bin on his own.
  
  Read more

• Sydney coach overwhelmed by Vancouver peewee team’s efforts to find him a kidney donor - TheChronicleHerald.ca

  08-01-2019 20:52
  Sydney coach overwhelmed by Vancouver peewee team’s efforts to find him a kidney donor  TheChronicleHerald.caSYDNEY, N.S. — Stephen Gillis teaches his Vancouver Spirit peewee team that being a good hockey player goes beyond what they do on the ice. Now they're ...
  
  Read more

• Video: Expert B.C. real estate predictions for 2019

  08-01-2019 20:49
  
  Glacier Media's real estate editorial director Joannah Connolly summarizes market forecasts live on City TV's BT Vancouver
  
  Read more

• Hey Vancouver, guess who just received a 2.7 per cent pay increase? - Vancouver Courier

  08-01-2019 20:49
  Hey Vancouver, guess who just received a 2.7 per cent pay increase?  Vancouver CourierThe same city council that recently approved a 4.5 per cent property tax hike for this year also received a 2.7 per cent pay increase, effective Jan. 1.
  
  Read more

• Hey Vancouver, guess who just received a 2.7 per cent pay increase?

  08-01-2019 20:49
  
  The same city council that recently approved a 4.5 per cent property tax hike for this year also received a 2.7 per cent pay increase, effective Jan. 1.
  
  Read more

• This huge Vancouver festival pairs craft beer with coffee - Vancouver Is Awesome

  08-01-2019 20:47
  This huge Vancouver festival pairs craft beer with coffee  Vancouver Is AwesomeMaking a triumphant return this February after last year's inaugural event, Hopwired will once again pair up craft beer and coffee for one drink-able day.
  
  Read more

• Surrey RCMP seeking dashboard camera video of suspect in assault

  08-01-2019 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Surrey police are seeking possible dashboard camera footage of a suspect who hugged a woman from behind and tried to muffle her screams.
  On Jan. 3 around 5:30 a.m., a woman in her 20s was walking in the 12500-block of 72 Avenue when a man came from behind and “bear hugged” her.
  When the victim screamed, the man allegedly tried to cover her mouth with his hand. She then bit the suspect’s hand and was able to struggle out of his grip and run away.
  Surrey RCMP are now hoping membe
  
  Read more

• Climate change doubled risk of B.C.'s record-setting 2017 wildfires: study

  08-01-2019 20:38 via vancouversun.com
  Research from Environment Canada says climate change at least doubled the risk for British Columbia’s record-setting 2017 wildfire season.
  The newly published study adds that global warming is likely to have increased the amount of land scorched in the fires by up to 11 times.
  Study author Megan Kirchmeier-Young says scientists are increasingly able to demonstrate the role that climate change plays in specific events.
  She says more researchers — using new statistical methods, better
  
  Read more

• News - Trees intentionally vandalized in Vancouver's Spanish Banks - The Weather Network

  08-01-2019 20:36
  News - Trees intentionally vandalized in Vancouver's Spanish Banks  The Weather NetworkYou can see what's left of tree limbs around Vancouver's Spanish Banks, after eight trees in the area were intentionally vandalized.
  
  Read more

• ‘This is a problem across the country’: Clothing donation bin deaths prompt demand for action

  08-01-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Since 2015, at least seven Canadians have died after getting stuck inside a clothing donation bin, according to the Canadian Press. The death of a Toronto woman Tuesday brings that number to eight.
  
  Read more

• Travelling Illusionists bring their magic to Vancouver - The Province

  08-01-2019 20:09
  Travelling Illusionists bring their magic to Vancouver  The ProvinceOn the heels of a multi-city tour and run on Broadway, The Illusionists is coming to Vancouver.
  
  Read more

• Check out this $18.6M luxury mansion, perfect for winter (PHOTOS)

  08-01-2019 20:09
  
  Indoor pool with ocean vistas and a sunroom with fireplace – this newly listed home knows the weather
  
  Read more

• Here's how to join the Big Sing at Vancouver's Cherry Blossom Festival - Vancouver Courier

  08-01-2019 20:05
  Here's how to join the Big Sing at Vancouver's Cherry Blossom Festival  Vancouver CourierBurnaby choirs and singers are being invited to add their voices to the Big Sing. The Big Sing Metro Vancouver is presented by the Vancouver Cherry Blossom ...
  
  Read more

• All the new vendors at Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2019 - Daily Hive

  08-01-2019 20:05
  All the new vendors at Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2019  Daily HiveThis year expect new flavours, new vendors, and a constant sugar high; Here are all the new vendors at the Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival 2019.
  
  Read more

• Travelling Illusionists bring their magic to Vancouver

  08-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  The Illusionists — Live From Broadway
  When: Jan. 15-20
  Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre
  Tickets: starting at $30.50; BroadwayAcrossCanada.ca, ticketmaster.ca, and 1-855-985-5000
  On the heels of a multi-city tour and run on Broadway, The Illusionists is coming to Vancouver. Touted as “the world’s best-selling touring magic show,” it features five practitioners of the magic arts, including An Ha Lim, Colin Cloud, Adam Trent, Jonathan Goodwin, and Darcy Oake. Originally from W
  
  Read more

• Sibling bond strong for Kongos as they take control with 1929: Part 1

  08-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Kongos
  1929 Tour, with guests
  When: Jan 13, 7 p.m.
  Where: Imperial
  Tickets: $25 to $265, at livenation.comKongos formed in 2003 in Phoenix, and put out their self-titled debut four years later in 2007. The sibling band — South African-born and raised brothers Johnny (accordion, keyboards, vocals), Jesse (drums, percussion, vocals), Dylan (bass, guitar, vocals) and Danny Kongos (guitar, vocals) — released Lunatic in 2012, topping the charts in their ancestral homeland with the single
  
  Read more

• Kasey Wilson: Make pasta magic with four simple ingredients

  08-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Lidia Bastianich, the acclaimed Italian chef and author, was honoured at a wine dinner I attended a few years ago at La Terrazza restaurant.
  I was seated next to her at the head table, and because I arrived first some guests thought I was Lidia. When I told her later about the mistaken identity, she exclaimed, “That’s because we’re both so beautiful!” That evening spent in her charming company is one I won’t soon forget.
  One of Bastianich’s many roles is as a
  
  Read more

• Commercial Real Estate: Commercial property values rise 18 per cent in past year: B.C. Assessment

  08-01-2019 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  Vancouver’s Pacific Centre shopping mall and several other major Metro Vancouver shopping centres have topped the list of most valuable commercial properties in the Lower Mainland, according to data provided by B.C. Assessment.
  The Cadillac Fairview-owned downtown Vancouver mall was valued at $2.24 billion by B.C. Assessment, which completes annual property value assessments used by municipalities to set property tax rates.
  Other Lower Mainland major shopping centres also topped the list.
  
  Read more

• Half of Vancouver property owners have filed Empty Homes Tax declarations - Vancouver Courier

  08-01-2019 19:49
  Half of Vancouver property owners have filed Empty Homes Tax declarations  Vancouver CourierRoughly half of residential property owners have submitted Empty Home Tax declarations with just over a month before the Feb. 4 deadline. Residential property ...
  
  Read more

• Woman hit by truck in Burnaby in serious condition: police - CTV News

  08-01-2019 19:40
  Woman hit by truck in Burnaby in serious condition: police  CTV NewsThe woman was crossing at Gilmore and Sanderson when she was hit Tuesday morning.
  
  Read more

• Feds didn't fully assess requirements in B.C. towing vessel contract, tribunal says

  08-01-2019 19:29 via vancouversun.com
  OTTAWA — Canada’s International Trade Tribunal says the federal government should reassess its decision to award a contract for two emergency towing vessels off the coast of British Columbia.
  The $67-million contract was awarded by Public Services and Procurement Canada in August to Atlantic Towing Ltd. and the boats are now in operation.
  They are to be used on contract by the Canadian Coast Guard to improve its ability to tow away broken-down vessels in B.C. waters before they becom
  
  Read more

• Commercial real estate: New pop-up shops coming to two B.C. malls

  08-01-2019 19:20 via vancouversun.com
  Shoppers are going to be seeing several new pop-up shops at two B.C. malls after Ivanhoe Cambridge reached a deal with Storefront, an online service that matches retailers with short-term spaces for lease.
  The new agreement will include the online listing of idle shopping space at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey and Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria.
  The listing service, sort of like Airbnb for retail, makes available a variety of sizes and layouts, from large spaces and retail units to smalle
  
  Read more

• Tainted blood scandal revisited in CBC miniseries

  08-01-2019 19:10
  
  Unspeakable is told from the perspective of two families caught in the tainted blood tragedy, as well as the doctors, nurses, corporations, and bureaucracy responsible.
  
  Read more

• JFL Northwest 2019 adds Fred Armisen, Steve-O, Dave Attell

  08-01-2019 19:01 via vancouversun.com
  The JFL Northwest 2019 line-up just got bigger.
  Fred Armisen, Steve-O of Jackass fame and Dave Attell are among the names being added to the line-up for next month’s comedy festival.
  A Valentine’s Day live taping of the SuperMega podcast and a second live taping of the Girls Gotta Eat podcast have also been added.
  Armisen’s Comedy for Musicians but Everyone is Welcome show takes place Feb. 16 at 9:30 p.m. at the Vogue Theatre. He’s best known for his time on NBC’s S
  
  Read more

• New pop-up shops coming to two B.C. malls

  08-01-2019 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  Shoppers are going to be seeing several new pop-up shops at two B.C. malls after Ivanhoe Cambridge reached a deal with Storefront, an online service that matches retailers with short-term spaces for lease.
  The new agreement will include the online listing of idle shopping space at Guildford Town Centre in Surrey and Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria.
  The listing service, sort of like Airbnb for retail, makes available a variety of sizes and layouts, from large spaces and retail units to smalle
  
  Read more

• News - Vancouver warming centres open as temperature dip - The Weather Network

  08-01-2019 18:51
  News - Vancouver warming centres open as temperature dip  The Weather NetworkThe City of Vancouver opened emergency warming shelters as temperatures dipped to freezing overnight Monday.
  
  Read more

• Heavy snow, high winds hammer Sea to Sky Corridor - CTV News

  08-01-2019 18:49
  Heavy snow, high winds hammer Sea to Sky Corridor  CTV NewsHeavy snow and high winds hammered the Sea to Sky Highway Tuesday, making for treacherous driving conditions on the way to Whistler.
  
  Read more

Follow @VancouverCANews on Twitter!