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  • Advocate Military transfer policy hurt Vancouver sex assault victim

    after being raped twice at a Texas Air Force base says she's been further victimized by military policies about sexual assault. Myah Bilton-Smith is trying to recover from a brain injury and might have permanent brain damage. "Sometimes I have the fear of breaking my family apart just because of how much problems I have," she said during an interview with KATU News. But ...

  • Railway conduit planned to ship oilsands bitumen

    It has been more than 125 years since the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven into the ground, instantly making trains the driving force behind the country's economy. Now, with massive pipeline projects mired in controversy, the need to move crude oil to market could mean a big new boost to Canada's rail sector. Chris Brown reports on a Vancouver businessman's ...

  • VIDEO Cruise ship chaos kicks off season in Vancouver

    The unofficial start to the cruise ship season kicked off in downtown Vancouver on Friday as more than 11,000 passengers got on or off three ships docked at the terminal at Canada Place. Tourism Vancouver is expecting a 23 per cent increase in cruise ship passengers this year, and to accommodate the rush Port Metro Vancouver worked with city and tourism officials to bring in more cabs and more ...

  • Weekend Extra Free and easy summer fun in Metro Vancouver

    Summer gives us a much needed break in often gloomy, notoriously pricey Metro Vancouver.With the first sliver of blue sky, we bolt from our cramped condos and sleepy suburbs to soak up the sunshine on local beaches and mountains. But you needn't lace up your hiking boots to take advantage of a summer's worth of free entertainment in the great outdoors.From the extensive free program at ...

  • Vancouver man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrences family

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.Zhao Han Cong, 23, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was ordered Friday to remain held until he could undergo a psychiatric examination to ...


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Movie Review

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Tim Burton's "reimagining" of Planet of the Apes is not particularly good science fiction, but it is a well-crafted, atmospheric action movie that pits humans against simians in a battle for supremacy. What is ultimately disappointing about Burton's film is not what he has brought to the movie, but what he has left out, namely any sense of the artistry and unique voice that one would expec ... ...

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  • A high-stakes grill-off between Vancouver steakhouses

    Wood smoked Jerk Chicken with sam's secret island recipe on the rooftop patio of Black & Blue Steakhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...

  • UBC student recounts surviving Washington bridge collapse

    A UBC student says he's happy to be alive after the Skagit River bridge collapsed beneath him on Thursday night. Mount Vernon, Washington resident Bryce Kenning says he was making a trip he had made hundreds of times with no incident. But this time was different. "You never expect anything like that to happen in real life, it was like a movie event," said Kenning in an interview ...

  • Metro Vancouver city halls reaching out to the people

    Vancouver resident Cora Maming spent two years hiding inside her home after arriving from the Philippines in 2008. Help from her neighbourhood house helped her with English lessons and confidence, and now Maming now is happily participating in her ...

  • Logging begins near Vancouver Island’s pristine Juan de Fuca Marine trail

    FILE: Developer Ender Ilkay walks through park property below his own property where he proposed cabins and lodge would be built above the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Victoria. Logging has since begun in the ...

  • Vancouver police inspector who helped developed counter-terrorism plans wins national honour

    VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver police inspector who helped develop counter-terrorism plans nationally and target prolific-property offenders locally has earned one of the country's highest honours.Inspector Bob Stewart, a 35-year member of the Vancouver Police Department, has received the Order of Merit of the Police Forces from Governor General David Johnston.The award was created in 2000 and ...

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