VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: FEST WATCH

For the next two weeks, Jennifer Van Evra will bring Globe and Mail readers highlights and tips from the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival. This is her first dispatch.What They Said

New trial ordered in murder case

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a 13-year-old girl on Vancouver Island because his right to a lawyer was denied.

Council vote on settlement imminent, source says

Vancouver city council could vote as early as today on a mediated settlement to the 10-week-old civic strike, says a source familiar with the negotiations.But a significant gap appears to still exist between the minimum demands of the inside workers and the maximum concessions that the city is willing to make.

Canucks owner had severed ties with partners, lawyer says

A lawyer representing the company that used to own the Vancouver Canucks says there was no surviving relationship between three men fighting a civil case in B.C. Supreme Court.

Professor nabs nomination over high-profile Tory

A grassroots Conservative candidate has won a knockdown victory in a Vancouver riding nomination battle over a rival whose entry into the race was hailed as a coup for Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Activists, MPs Want to Freeze Trade with Burma - Embassy

This is our Daniel Levitin on music and the brain - Montreal Gazette

Sweet on sour beauties - Montreal Gazette

TSX index falls, hurt by TD Bank - Montreal Gazette

Montreal's vital signs improving - Montreal Gazette

The Vancouver Civic Worker Strike

I think most people in Vancouver are sick of the strike. However, for many people, the strike does not bother them at all. Even though there is no garbage collection by the city, there are still plenty of places that people can get rid ...

VSO Concerts cancelled by fear

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is cancelling a host of upcoming concert dates scheduled for this week at the Orpheum.

Still trying for free veteran's parking

A Vancouver City Councillor wants to make sure veterans won't have to pay for parking for the week before Remembrance Day.

Blessed pair fight scammers

They're a Roman Catholic priest and a Presbyterian minister, that have been dubbed God's Fraud Squad.

Mayor Sam gets thumbs-up from NPA, for now

The President of the ruling political party at Vancouver City Hall says they've got a great team going into the next election led by Mayor Sam Sullivan, but at the same time he's not ruling out others from challenging the Mayor.

Some people may be having flashbacks

Earth-sifting equipment is being brought in to the Deltaport Terminal to help local police investigate the discovery of a human jawbone September 19th.

Mayor Sam plows ahead

The City of Vancouver will be asking for Federal funding for a controversial program that will give drug addicts prescription drugs in hopes of curbing their addiction.

Investors call for stiffer fraud penalties

While the BC Securities Commission launches its Second Annual Investor Education Month, Executive Director Brenda Leong told a Vancouver news conference, it's time for the Justice system to remove obstacles to stiffer penalties for ...

Slots drive racetrack improvements

An Appeal of the Court decision allowing re-zoning for slot machines at Hastings Park won't be heard until January, but Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has announced it's going ahead with a plan to add 150 slot machines over the next ...

Witness testifies on blood evidence

A blood spatter expert hired by Robert Pickton's defence lawyers is questioning the RCMP's forensic conclusions about the link between a blood covered motorhome found on the Port Coquitlam property and one of Pickton's alleged victims.

MooseHat's Vancouver Moose-ings Part 114

On a slightly smaller scale Vancouver has the same approach, placing the 'Stadium' Skytrain Station a fair walk from the actual venue. I remember being a tourist in the city and getting the Skytrain from Granville to Stadium to go and ...

Orpheum Picket Fall Out

From the Vancouver Province - That's Strike, as in Job Action . . . Vancouver police confirmed today that a CUPE worker faces assault charges after allegedly "striking" a VSO violinist in the family jewels over the weekend. ...