Vancouver Rexall pharmacy robbed of strong methadone
The Vancouver Police Department said a litre of the newer, more potent methadone formulation was stolen early Thursday morning from a pharmacy in Vancouver's Sunset neighbourhood. The break-in happened...
View Article7 environmental charities face Canada Revenue Agency audits
The Canada Revenue Agency is currently conducting extensive audits on some of Canada's most prominent environmental groups to determine if they comply with guidelines that restrict political advocacy,...
View ArticleFair Elections Act Will Prevent Young And Low-Income Canadians From Voting,...
OTTAWA – The Conservative party is trying to prevent voters who don’t support their party from casting a ballot, the NDP charged Thursday during a debate on the government’s new electoral bill. “A big...
View ArticleMath-savvy hockey fans say stats make a difference
Some math-savvy hockey fans hope the right numbers could give a leg up to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and have borrowed a technique that worked well in baseball. Mike Stephens is among those who say...
View ArticleSochi Olympics Google Doodle Sticks It To Russia's Anti-Gay Laws
Google chose to stick it to Russia’s anti-gay laws on the eve of the Sochi Winter Games by plastering a rainbow sports-themed doodle on homepages around the world. Designed with nods to six Olympic...
View ArticlePattullo Bridge noise leads Lori Pappajohn to soundproof
A resident of New Westminster, B.C., says she has spent thousands of dollars soundproofing her home because traffic noise from the busy Pattullo Bridge has become unbearable. Lori Pappajohn lives in a...
View ArticleVancouver Valentine's Day Cards Are Cheeky And Adorable
Remember the good old days when Valentine's Day meant nothing more than giving out cute little cards to everyone in your elementary school class? Well, copywriter (and perhaps closeted artist?) Carla...
View ArticleTwitter Q4 Earnings Report Reveals Slowing User Growth, Stock Plunges
NEW YORK — Twitter beat Wall Street's earnings and revenue expectations in its first quarter as a public company. But investors were looking for even more – including faster user growth – and the...
View ArticleGay rights activists rally at Russian consulate
Dozens of gay rights activists rallied outside Toronto's Russian consulate tonight — calling on sponsors of the Winter Olympics to speak out against Russia's controversial laws on homosexuality....
View ArticleB.C. teen's suicide blamed on 'dysfunctional' child welfare system
The tragic suicide of a 14-year-old girl on a B.C. First Nations reserve was the result of a failure of a "dysfunctional child welfare system," according the latest report by B.C.'s Representative for...
View ArticleDuncan House Can Be Yours For $1, But You Have To Move It (PHOTOS)
Why does it seem like people are just giving away B.C. real estate these days? Just last month, two heritage homes near Boston Bar were put up for $1 each. Then a 122-year-old property in Vernon went...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks' Dan Hamhuis's first Olympic Games
The Vancouver Canucks' Dan Hamhuis may be playing his first Olympic Games in Sochi, but he has already represented Canada in four world championships. "It never gets old, putting on that Canadian...
View ArticleOilsands Employees Rehired After Losing Jobs To Foreign Workers
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The federal government says dozens of workers laid off in Alberta's oilpatch have jobs again, but a labour group says that's not the case and it points to a broken temporary...
View ArticleIOC in Sochi open to gay reform: Tim Stevenson
Vancouver Coun. Tim Stevenson says he received a great reception from the International Olympic Committee in Sochi. Stevenson is in Sochi representing the city in the place of Vancouver Mayor Gregor...
View Article'Unmeltable' snowballs explained
We've seen a lot of snow over the last few weeks in both the U.S. and Canada. But snow that doesn't melt when held to a blowtorch or lighter? Videos of this strange phenomenon went viral last week....
View ArticleWinnipeg police seize ATMs in cross-Canada drug sting
More details are emerging about a police sting that spanned three major Canadian cities and spanned two years. Multiple people in Winnipeg, Toronto and Vancouver have now been arrested in what law...
View ArticleEx-justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé supports secular 'values' charter
Two former Supreme Court judges are at odds over Quebec’s proposed secular charter. Former Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, who sat on Canada's top court from 1987 to 2002, spoke today at the national...
View ArticleDashboard cameras catching on with drivers
Dashboard cameras are catching on with drivers in North America. The front-mounted digital cameras — which are already popular in Russia and China — are gaining popularity here according to the Ontario...
View ArticleChinatown kidnapping attempt just a miscommunication: VPD
Police in Vancouver now say that a woman who allegedly tried to walk off with a four-year-old during Saturday's Lunar New Year festivities was just trying to help the little girl. The Vancouver Police...
View ArticleMan allegedly exposed genitals while watching Vancouver high school students
Vancouver police have released a composite sketch of a man who reportedly walked the halls of a Kerrisdale school with his genitals exposed, watching students, early one morning last week. Police say...
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