Sex attacks prompt drugged-drinks warning

Vancouver police are warning women to keep an eye on their drinks at bars and nightclubs after four women were sexually assaulted after their drinks were spiked with drugs.Constable Tim Fanning is encouraging anyone who's gone home with a new acquaintance, then woken up and not remembered what had happened, to report the incident to police.

Body found in high-rise, Burnaby man in custody

Burnaby Mounties are holding a man in custody after the suspicious death of a woman in a Metrotown high-rise.Police say the body of a woman was found early yesterday after police responded to a 911 call. RCMP say it appears the man and woman knew each other, and the incident is not believed to be a random act. Homicide officers are investigating.

Safety rules proposed for balloon rides

Transportation Safety Board investigators reviewing a fiery balloon accident that killed two people near Vancouver last month are recommending a crackdown on the regulation of commercial balloon operations, an investigator said yesterday.

Baby died days after entering foster care

The British Columbia government is being asked to give a grieving Vancouver Island family some answers after their two young girls were taken into foster care and one of them died just days later.

Theft won't delay construction timetable, project leader says

Vancouver's $800-million convention centre expansion will be completed on time despite what police called the ''audacious'' robbery of $160,000 in steel and aluminum parts for its roof, the project leader said yesterday.

A concert ticket mix-up goes operatic

When Leila Getz, artistic director of the Vancouver Recital Society, found herself checking out airplane hangars, a baseball stadium and, famously, a car dealership as potential venues for the first show of opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's farewell tour, she figured things couldn't get worse.

THEATRE: NOW PLAYING

CONTINUING:Lady Windermere's Fan***In this sharp production of the Oscar Wilde classic Lady Windermere's Fan, Vancouver director Stephen Drover shows that he'scapable with a play that was written more than a century ago.

Rona expands presence in B.C.

Hardware retailer Rona Inc. is buying family owned Dick's Lumber and Building Supplies Ltd. of Burnaby, B.C., further expanding the chain's presence in the country's westernmost province, which boasts one of the country's fastest-growing regional economies.

Cargo the Mountie dog gets teeth into arrest

A police dog has helped put the bite on a man suspected of holding up a cab driver with a syringe.Mounties say a driver from Chilliwack Taxi told an RCMP officer early yesterday that as he was dropping off a passenger, the man brought out an uncapped syringe and stuck it to his neck, demanding money.

Pending sale of pristine waterfront property upsets Islanders

Western Forest Products is selling more than 1,800 hectares of its Vancouver Island property, less than two months after saying that changes to its land would come slowly, raising concerns among everyone from timber workers to surfers.

Sep 20, Our Guide to Zip Line, Bungy & Other Adventures at the ...

We uncover zip line, bungy jumping and more unique aerial adventures tucked away in a forest grove on Vancouver Island.

This is Us: Vancouver SK8

I love these kinds of skateboardign videos. Locals havin fun at their skatepark. Doesn?t matter if they are bustin out huge airs of pushing the concrete envelope - they are obviously having a great time.

VANCOUVER ISLAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Filmmakers have until December 1st to enter the third annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival, a showcase of original films by local filmmakers. Last year?s festival was a huge success, with a sold out crowd enjoying seventeen ...

Vancouver Enterprise Forum - September 18th, 2007

Last night I walked the few blocks to the new home of the Vancouver Enterprise Forum at the Vancity Theatre. Previous events have almost always been over at Science World, so I was curious to see how the new venue worked out. ...

From Boneta?

?Come one, come all. RSVP?

Block Party!

It will be on West 27th Ave. between Main and Ontario in Vancouver. It will be starting at 11 am and continuing into the late afternoon. I'm not sure of the itinerary, but there will be a performer at 4 pm a little bird told me. ...

Business & human rights: Weekly Update - September 19, 2007

Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 19 September 2007CLICK THIS LINK FOR ALL TOP STORIES added past 7 days / Principales noticias / Articles de premier plan: ...

Enrolment decline means school closures

Parents and students in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are gearing up for the possibility of school closures.

MSMW 2007-09-13 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver, BC Source: Schoeps mk4 > kc5 > cmc6 > Hi Ho Silver > WCM660 Set 1: 1 Hanuman 2 Cachaga 3 In Case The World Changes Its Mind 4 Tootie Ma Is A Big Fine Thing 5 Little Walter Rides Again Set 2: 1 Tubes/improv 2 Cat Creeps * ...

Lineup for Vancouver Game

27 Dustin Penner - 89 Sam Gagner - 83 Ales Hemsky 18 Ethan Moreau - 42 Jonas Almtorp - 51 Kyle Brodziak 8 Geoff Sanderson - 13 Andrew Cogliano - 28 Patrick Thoresen 22 Jean-Francois Jacques - 48 Ben Simon - 46 Zack Stortini ...

Computer Animation Festival at Vancouver

I was at Computer Animation Festival at Vancouver International Film Centre hosted by ACMSIGGRAPH Vancouver. I am by no mean professional in animation at all but I love the computer animations, I guess who wouldn?t. ...

Big city crime on the decline

Vancouver's crime rate appears to be declining according to the latest numbers from Vancouver Police.