Staff memo sent by city manager riles unions

In a confidential memo to 600 of its staff members, city manager Judy Rogers accused Vancouver's three striking unions of holding the city ransom as part of three ''broader underlying goals'' in the civic dispute.

A sad day for Storyeum may prove a boon to bargain hunters

It was a $22-million dream that was supposed to merge British Columbia's history with Vancouver's cultural pulse. Instead, Storyeum went belly up last fall, and tomorrow an auctioneer's gavel will put the last nail in the coffin of the failed tourist attraction.

Enforce deportation order, NDP says

Lawyers for the B.C. government are reviewing the decision of Abbotsford police to release a man facing multiple weapons charges.Nok Souvannarath, 46, was arrested along with three family members on Friday after police raided his home and seized restricted weapons, including an assault rifle, body armour and more than $20,000 in cash.

Paralyzed man arrested after leaving sanctuary

A failed refugee claimant who entered a Sikh temple to avoid deportation to India is behind bars after Canadian authorities nabbed the ailing man in a hospital in the Fraser Valley city of Abbotsford.

Shootings leave future of eatery uncertain

Police have finished looking for clues in the Chinese restaurant that was the scene of one of Vancouver's worst-ever shootings.But it was not immediately clear yesterday whether the Fortune Happiness eatery will ever welcome customers again. In last Thursday's 4:30 a.m. incident, a pair of masked gunmen fatally shot two men, aged 19 and 26, sitting at a table, and wounded six others, ranging in age from 18 to 28.

Cold-case arrests rekindle hopes of clues in death of Sikh publisher

Two men charged in connection with the 1997 killing of Jason Herle of Abbotsford appeared in court yesterday, a development that could be a sign of hope in another cold case - the assassination of newspaper publisher Tara Singh Hayer.

Residents expect more spills, poll shows

B.C. residents believe that an industrial accident like the pipeline rupture in Burnaby that sprayed 1,400 barrels of oil onto homes will strike again, according to an Angus Reid poll.

Pay up and smell the coffee

Vancouverites have long loved their coffee. Now, some are shelling out $15 for a cup of what its roasters are calling the best cup of java in Canada.''It reminds me of a fine glass of cognac,'' said customer Borislav Trifonov, as he sat sipping the pricey dark brew at Caffe Artigiano in downtown Vancouver yesterday afternoon.

Intimate musical conversations

LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET At the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver on Sunday Part of Festival VancouverThere's a kind of intimacy that can only come in time - the sort of melding that happens between people when they have known each other not for years, but for decades. Musically, that's the level of cohesion that the members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, and Matthew Greif) have found since they formed more than a quarter century ago - and it showed in every piece they performed at their sold-out Festival Vancouver concert on Sunday.

Prosecutors rest their case

Robert Pickton appeared relaxed, showing no emotion yesterday as the prosecution completed its case in the horrific first-degree-murder trial that shook the normally laid-back West Coast city of Vancouver.

Vancouver man's gay lover has no claim to estate, court rules

Xtra.ca, Canada - A "macho" Vancouver port worker hid his homosexuality from his family and friends for 66 years, and his secret gay lover will get nothing from his estate, ruled the BC Supreme Court on Fri, Aug 10.

Vancouver police want to talk to all witnesses after fatal shooting

As the Vancouver police investigate Monday night's deadly police shooting on Granville Street, they are asking for more witnesses to come forward. Constable Howard Chow said based on all their interviews ...

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Tory strategist calls Games boycott 'silly talk'

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Salmon Kings collect Cole for another season

Victoria, BC- The Victoria Salmon Kings, proud affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks and Manitoba Moose, announced today that the team has agreed to terms with veteran Defenseman Phil Cole. He was one of seven players extended qualifying ...

Some civic workers feeling the pinch

It's hard to pay the bills on strike pay.

First Nations get new member opposite

The Union of BC Indian Chiefs isn't surprised to see Jim Prentice dropped as Indian Affairs Minister in favor of Chuck Strahl.

Critic wants Souvannnarath deported

NDP Public Safety critic Mike Farnworth is calling on the Attorney-General to pressure Ottawa to deport a man arrested last week in Abbotsford.

Mayor Sam wants to hear from the Greens at UBCM Convention

Vancouver's Mayor is getting praise from an unlikely source, the head of the Green Party, who's trying to get a spot speaking at the Union of BC Municipalities Annual Convention this fall.

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