Police charge man in Kitsilano killing

The family of Nicole Parisien, the woman who was found dead outside a Kitsilano apartment building Monday, said yesterday it is of little comfort that Vancouver police have arrested and charged a man in connection with her killing.

The name game

When Oscar Linassi signed the papers to buy a suite at the Mondrian condominium on Richards Street, he had to look up the meaning of the building's name. ''I thought it was an Italian word for how small the condos are that people buy in Vancouver,'' quips Mr. Linassi, an accountant from Saskatoon who has been living in the one-bedroom, 600-square-foot condo for nearly six years.

Boy dies after car pins him against brick wall

Josh Bates had been a rambunctious little boy, bursting with energy, friends say.Just days away from starting Grade 2, the Langley boy was walking Wednesday with a group of friends when a car jumped the curb, plowed into them and killed Josh by pinning him against a brick wall.

Radio listeners pledge money to pay for teen's hip surgery

Money has been pouring in for a 17-year-old Surrey teen whose family can't afford to pay for his long-awaited hip operation.On Wednesday, Shai Fraser-Briscoe and his mother, Shelley, told reporters the fee for the hip-replacement procedure is nearly $4,000 and isn't covered by British Columbia's Medical Services Plan.

City councillor wakes up to garbage dumping

Yet another Vancouver politician is getting a firsthand whiff of some guerrilla protest tactics.Vancouver City Councillor Kim Capri says she was woken at 5:30 a.m. yesterday morning to see two hooded men dumping garbage in front of her home.

Rural and northern leaders oppose boundary proposal

Political leaders from across the north are opposing a recommendation that rural representation be decreased in the provincial legislature.The B.C. Electoral Boundary Commission has proposed reducing the number of rural ridings by three because the population in the region is smaller in those ridings than ridings in the Vancouver area.

Cost of hip-replacement surgery puts operation out of reach for B.C. teen

The mother of a 17-year-old Surrey teen will be forced to cancel his hip surgery planned for next week because she doesn't have the nearly $4,000 now required for the operation in British Columbia.

Updated Canucks uniforms a blast from the past

About 8,500 people, taking advantage of free tickets and enormous hype, trekked into GM Place yesterday to watch five of the Vancouver Canucks' most popular players skate onto the ice wearing the team's new uniforms.

City hall is anti-union, strikers say

A provincial union leader told hundreds of striking employees at a city hall rally yesterday that Vancouver's six-week-old municipal strike is the result of anti-union sentiment in the city of Vancouver.

Police release copy of threatening note found pinned to young woman's door

Vancouver police detectives are hoping the distinctive handwriting in a chilling note will lead them to a suspect who followed a 17-year-old woman home late one night, apparently intending to kidnap her.

Vancouver pt 4

I spent all day with a red-haired girl I?d met at the hostel that morning after I offered her to join me for the day to walk around Vancouver and find cool stuff to do. We ended up spending all day together. We talked about everything, ...

Joeys on Burrard

The new Joeys location is slowly setting up shop beside Don Francesco at 820 Burrard (map), but since any company that refers to managers as ?leaders? just screams of the occult, I?m hesitant to say much more for fear a storm of bats ...

More Italian Kitchen

Ryan Gauthier expedites on the first night of service I had an early dinner at Box-designed Italian Kitchen tonight to kick the tires. First impressions were pretty good. I won?t comment on the food just yet, though I will say the music ...

Smoking harms many genes, study says - Vancouver Sun

Vancouver Sun - 22 hours ago A new BC Cancer Agency study serves as a sobering message why people should never start smoking in the first place, the study's authors said Wednesday. Study says former smokers still at risk of lung cancer. ...

Skater loves the flat-land

He's raised 40-thousand-dollars so far for cancer research, by rollerblading across the country.

New wrinkle in Kits murder investigation

CKNW has learned the un-registered massage parlour operating out of Suite 517 of 1450 Chestnut was not rented by 33-year old Nicole Parisien, but another woman in her 40's claiming to be a reflexologist.

Police still want to ID woman's body

A 16 year old old case has New Westminster Police still looking for leads.

Sextuplet's parents take Government to Court

The parents of premature sextuplets born in a Vancouver hospital last January will be back in court next month.

Youngster loved life and family

He loved life and only just learned how to ride a bike.

Vancouver Cup info for U12 to U18 boys teams

Information for this year's Vancouver Cup is now available online here. This year you can also register online for the competition. The deadline is Sept. 12. Pt. Grey teams won an unprecedented four Vancouver Cup age groups last season.

Vancouver Ca?sucks? Jersey

Well I?m no fan of the Vancouver Canucks. I cheered for them in their last cup run (waaaaaay back in ?94) but generally I don?t really care. I will admit, however, they?ve had a couple of sweet jerseys. The original stick in the box was ...

Forestry talks still "off"

More than a week after talks to end the Coastal Forest Industry strike broke off, union leaders are preparing to, "turn up the heat.