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Canada - Vancouver
Police Officer Defends Repeated Taser Jolts
Mar 3, 2009, 1:00 amA police officer who repeatedly shot a Polish immigrant with a stun gun in a fatal incident at Vancouver's airport...
Winterfest Weekend: Music, Magic, Fine Arts, Ice Carvings
Feb 11, 2009, 12:00 amWant something fun to do on Valentines Day? Check out Richmond's annual Winterfest.
British Columbia Sees Budget Deficits for 2 Years
Feb 3, 2009, 2:00 amBritish Columbia forecasts it will run budget deficits for the next two years, saying its...
Year of the Ox Symbolizes Strength, Prosperity
Jan 27, 2009, 7:00 pmThe Lunar New Year has been celebrated by Asian ethnicities for thousands of years. It is a time steeped in tradition when families gather together to feast and usher in the New Year.
Groups Reach Out to Vancouver’s Poor
Dec 24, 2008, 3:00 amWhile most of us have food and gifts aplenty during this festive season, a Christmas wish for the poor and the marginalized can be as basic as putting food on the table or clothes on the kids.
Vancouver Tenants Fight ‘Renovictions’
Dec 18, 2008, 12:00 amA newly-coined word, “renoviction,” has come into use in certain circles in Vancouver. It describes a trend in which landlords are evicting tenants for renovations and then raising the rent – often by as much as 50 per cent.
Lord of the Dance Still a Crowd-Pleaser
Dec 16, 2008, 9:00 amMichael Flatley’s dance phenomenon Lord of the Dance, which played at the Vancouver Centre for Performing Arts last Friday, has not lost any of its magic even though Flatley now works behind the scenes of the show.
Saving Luna: Moving Story of a Curious Orca
Dec 14, 2008, 6:00 pmSaving Luna is a heart-warming and tragic story of a wild baby killer whale whose creative ways of trying to make a social life for himself by relating with people drew worldwide attention.
Olympic Oval Has Its First Skate
Dec 13, 2008, 8:00 pmExactly 14 months ahead of the 2010 Olympic Games, the opening of the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia, on December 12 drew thousands, many of whom were eager to try out the brand new skating rink.
Sixty Years On, ‘Inalienable Human Rights’ Still out of Reach for Many
Dec 11, 2008, 1:00 amHuman rights supporters across the country took part in a host of activities to commemorate International Human Rights Day on Wednesday, December 10. It was on this day 60 years ago that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed.
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