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  • A reincarnation of the corner market in Vancouver

    A customer sits outside the Mighty Oak neighbourhood grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...

  • Vancouver cruise ship business rebounds with 20 per cent jump

    Port Metro Vancouver says "it's all good news this year" on the cruise-ship front."This year, we're seeing an increase of more than 20 per cent for the season from last year," the port's manager of business development, Carmen Ortega, said.That is expected to translate into about 820,000 passengers on 236 sailings. Last season saw 667,000 passengers on 191 ...

  • Sale drags as Vancouver condo priced too high

    LIST PRICE $1,698,000SALE PRICE $1.6-millionPREVIOUS SALE PRICE $1,798,000TAXES $6,335 (2012)DAYS ON MARKET 175LISTING AGENT R.V. (Will) McKitka, Macdonald ...

  • Retired Vancouver police officer dead in Mexico recalled as friend animal lover

    A retired Canadian police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving woman who dedicated a lot of her time to helping animals.News reports in Mexico say Lynn Earle, 60, was found stabbed to death in her home in Playa del Carmen earlier this week.She retired from the West Vancouver Police Department in ...

  • Dog snared on baited hook near Grouse Grind trail

    RCMP in North Vancouver have issued a warning after a dog was snared by a cruel trap set with baited hooks near the Grouse Grind Trail yesterday morning. Professional dog walker Hallie Mitchell was out walking her dogs near the Baden Powell trail on Thursday around 10:30 a.m. PT when a labradoodle left the trail and bit into a piece of meat that was hanging about 1 metres off the ground. ...


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Into the Wild [Blu-Ray]

Into the Wild [Blu-Ray]

Early in his career Sean Penn developed a reputation as an intense actor, one who relished and excelled at playing anguished, internally divided characters, a tendency that has also informed his work as a director. His first three films behind the camera, 1991s The Indian Runner ... ...

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  • Residents off-duty inspector save the lives of 14 boaters on Vancouver Island lake

    VICTORIA -- Police say 14 boaters are alive today thanks to the quick actions of some Vancouver Island residents, including an off-duty police inspector.Insp. Andy Lacon of the Victoria Police Department and fellow residents of Youbou, B.C., heard cries coming across the water of Lake Cowichan just past midnight Monday.Victoria police say local residents of the town, about 38 kilometres west of ...

  • Sigourney Weaver to talk career motherhood at lecture series in Vancouver

    You can't help but wish Sigourney Weaver was a friend after spending any time chatting with the affable veteran actress.Despite having an enviable list of film, television and stage work -- so long it literally takes 15 pages to print out her career credits -- two lifetime achievement awards, three Academy Award nominations, two Emmy Awards, a Tony award and two Golden Globe Awards for ...

  • Inaugural Pride parade launched in B.C. Bible Belt

    (Esteban Felix/Associated Press) The first ever gay pride march is being held in Abbotsford, B.C., this weekend -- in the heart of the Bible Belt. The Fraser Valley city, which has deep religious roots, has held an annual walk against homophobia for several years. But organizers of the Fraser Valley Pride parade say queer youth in the community should no longer feel like victims. ...

  • A blend of weather for Vancouver this weekend

    Morning cloud cover and showers will make for a grey start to Vancouver's weekend, but look for sunny breaks by Saturday afternoon, says CBC ...

  • 2 men found in lake near Vernon B.C. IDd

    The B.C. Coroner has released the identities of the two men found dead in Kalamalka Lake, south of Vernon, on Wednesday. Frederick Marshall, 50, and Albert Castanelli, 47, both of Vernon, were on a camping trip at the time of their deaths. It is not clear exactly how they died. ...

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