Striking workers dive into hot job market

As Vancouver's labour dispute enters its fifth week, striking workers are streaming off the picket lines and into the booming labour market - and union leaders figure some of them won't be coming back.

Tofino goes from hippie hangout to 'mini-Maui'

The hippies and other refugees who first made their way to the west coast of Vancouver Island in the 1960s were in the market for a piece of paradise.There was surf, they had boards - life was good.

T'Sou-ke band sues over its fishing rights

Vancouver Island's T'Sou-ke band wants to be able to fish where, when and how much it wants, so it is suing the federal government in the hope that a regime of restrictive rules will be struck down.

A city hall manager's mind is a terrible thing for waste

Are we getting tired of Vancouver's municipal strike yet? I know I am. My putch-and-pitt prowess is becoming woeful without those bumpy public greens on which to hone my craft. I'll never make the Seniors' Tour this way. (Globe Insider subscribers only)

No mechanical failure in fatal crash, TSB says

The Transportation Safety Board says there was no mechanical failure with a small plane that crashed last month near Port McNeill on Vancouver Island.The crash killed the 34-year-old pilot but two passengers survived.

Civilian review urged in police shooting

A Vancouver Police Department investigation of an incident, in which a man who attacked officers with a chain was shot dead on a busy city street, is going to be subject to an extra level of police scrutiny.

Deportation nearer for paralyzed Sikh man

A failed refugee claimant who sought sanctuary in an Abbotsford Sikh temple but landed in jail after he made a brief trip to the hospital is a step closer to deportation.

Child released from hospital after apparent opiate overdose

An eight-year-old Surrey boy who suffered an apparent opiate overdose on Monday morning has been released from hospital into the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Surrey RCMP say.

Battle for Canucks not hurting team, GM says

It wasn't exactly the penalty box, but Vancouver Canucks general manager Dave Nonis did not seem a happy man as he testified yesterday in the heated civil suit over ownership of the recently profitable hockey club.

Cities favoure in boundary proposals

Virtually every political border within British Columbia is redrawn in sweeping changes recommended by an electoral boundaries commission.A preliminary report released yesterday proposed increasing the number of MLAs to 81 from 79, and redistributing the seats in favour of urban centres with four new ones for the Vancouver region.

Debating the merits of opinion polls

The City says most Vancouver residents support the wage increase offered to CUPE.

"Sorry. We don't accept debit cards."

A Purdy's Chocolates store in Park Royal has stopped taking debit cards after West Vancouver Police told them their machines had been tampered with by criminals.

lgf: Taxi Jihad in Vancouver

"A blind Vancouver man who was shunned by a taxi driver who didn?t want a guide dog in his cab has reached a $2500 settlement with North Shore Taxi. Bruce Gilmour, 49, had called a cab from a West Vancouver coffee shop after a day of ...

40th Marpole Cubs visit to the Vancouver Aquarium

When you come to Vancouver, be sure to visit the Aquarium. A good portion of the $20 goes towards marine conservation. Do you know of a good Aquarium? I can only compare this with Ocean Park (which while huge in land could have used ...

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