Sea of guns overwhelms police

Vancouver police, in the early stages of trying to solve one of the worst shootings in the city's history, yesterday said they are struggling to deal with a tide of guns in the streets of a community that will welcome the world for the Winter Olympics in less than three years.

Union breaks media ban, so city ends negotiations

Vancouver's three striking unions accused the city late yesterday of refusing to negotiate properly since negotiations resumed a week ago, leading the city to declare that talks had officially broken down because the unions ended the news media blackout.

Manhunt on for gunmen who sprayed restaurant

Vancouver police launched a massive hunt yesterday for two masked gunmen who strolled into a Chinese restaurant at about 4:30 a.m. and opened fire, killing two of eight people at one table and wounding six others in what police described as possibly the worst shooting in city history.

Vancouver man gets 10 years for child porn

Vladamir Regalado, 44, of Vancouver was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for Possession of Child Pornography. He was arrested at the Canada-U.S. border on April 25, 2006, after a customs search of his luggage uncovered a note expressing his sexual interest in children.

Border officer charged with sexual assault

Surrey Police have charged a Canada Border Services Agency officer with sexual assault following a complaint from an 18-year-old woman who said she was attacked in a bathroom near the customs building.

Students owe Ottawa $800-million in loans

Canadian students owe the federal government about $800-million in defaulted student loans.The Vancouver-based Coalition for Student Loan Fairness says nearly $98-million of that amount is interest.

Housing starts on Island increase 63 per cent

Canada Mortgage and Housing reports construction began on more than 400 new homes on Vancouver Island in July, a 63-per-cent increase over the same period last year.Housing starts in other Island cities were slightly lower, but CMHC says multi-family starts are expected to pick up in the second half of the year.

Surrey union ratifies five-year agreement

The vast majority of civic workers in Surrey have voted to ratify a five-year agreement, making it the sixth municipality surrounding Vancouver to officially achieve labour peace.CUPE 402 president Laurie Larsen said she would have preferred a shorter term, but was glad the matter had been settled, citing an extra week of vacation for long-time employees as a key part of the new contract. The 17.5-per-cent wage increase over five years is similar to recent deals made in Burnaby, Richmond, Delta and North Vancouver District.

Death by overdose up in Vancouver

The number of drug overdose deaths in Vancouver is up for this year.Jeff Dolan of the B.C. Coroners Service says there were 36 deaths in the first six months, compared with 26 during the corresponding period last year.

Man denied bail over driving charges

A Burnaby man who had his driver's licence stripped for a decade after he struck and killed a pedestrian in 2000 was denied bail yesterday in connection with more driving-related charges.

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Carpool Vancouver Island - Vancouver Island British Columbia CANADA Hi there! I need to get to Port Alberni on friday night...I was supposed to take the bus but won't be able to in the end...this explains the short notice for the ride. ...

Help remove chimp feces at Vancouver Monday.

They got several gallons of a graffiti removal product called ?EnviroStrip? from the city of Vancouver that Grindline also used on the park once. It works very well and is environmentally friendly. You just paint it on, let it sit and ...

North Vancouver Recreation Commission and CUPE 389 Reach Tentative ...

The North Vancouver Recreation Commission is pleased to advise that a tentative agreement has been reached with CUPE Local 389.

Friday free-for-all!

It's Friday August 10th and this is your open topic discussion for the weekend: Some stuff I've noticed this week: - Wage pressures raise inflation fears - A Widening Credit Squeeze? - Vancouver housing market still hot. ...

8/9/2007: Ginseng scandal

Canadian and Asian ginseng is being deliberately mislabelled in the US as ? Wisconsingrown,? fooling consumers into buying an inferior product, US lawmakers say. BC ginseng farmers are angry.

8/9/2007: WARMING THREATENS CRUCIAL FRASER HABITAT, STUDY SAYS

The Fraser River delta could lose up to one- third of its tidal marshes ? critical habitat for both juvenile salmon and waterfowl ? during this century due to rising sea levels resulting from global warming, a study published in the ...

8/9/2007: Canadians would pay extra to ease food fears, survey finds

OTTAWA ? Two- thirds of Canadians say they are worried about the safety of their food and an even greater proportion are willing to pay higher prices if it means imports will face increased screening and tighter inspections, ...

8/9/2007: Mountie keeps job despite ? disgraceful? behaviour

A Chilliwack RCMP officer who threw a rock at a transit bus, hung out with a known criminal and ran into seven parked cars while driving drunk in North Vancouver is still on the job, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Const. ...

Restaurant Soundtrack No.40

This track has been in my head since I first saw it on The Vancouverite a few weeks ago. If I ever hear it in a restaurant I am tipping huge. Flight of the Conchords Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros.

9. 2 Dead, 6 Hurt in Vancouver Shooting

Date Posted: 08/09/2007, 12:00 am Two people are dead and six people are in hospital with gunshot wounds after two masked men burst into a restaurant and sprayed it with bullets. (Aug. 9) Runtime: 02:00 ...

RSS Gone Wild

I was in for a big surprise when I checked the RSS feed for sailboats for sale in the Vancouver online Buy & Sell. First of, there were an unusually high number of new items in the feeds, considering I usually see only 2 or 3 a day ...

Vegan Japanese female in Vancouver, Canada

Hi there, I am a vegan Japanese female in Vancouver, Canada. Hoping to meet many veg people here! My interests are nice vegan food, electronica/lounge/ambient music, cooking, singing, travelling, graphic design, art, film, yoga,