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100 Vancouver experiences that make awesome gifts

100 Vancouver experiences that make awesome gifts

Skip the stuff this year! Here are 100 ideas for Vancouver experiences to give as gifts this Christmas...or anytime.
'Backfired': Christmas house in Sooke gets outpouring of support after nasty Grinch letter

'Backfired': Christmas house in Sooke gets outpouring of support after nasty Grinch letter

More people than ever are coming to see the Christmas decorations on the Vancouver Island house.
Baldrey: Housing and population growth. Can they meet in the middle?

Baldrey: Housing and population growth. Can they meet in the middle?

There is a valid reason for increasing immigration levels, but columnist Keith Baldrey says it's kept housing "in short supply and at high prices."
'That explains the wiggling': Metro Vancouverites report feeling earthquake

'That explains the wiggling': Metro Vancouverites report feeling earthquake

A Sunshine Coast resident heard creaking and popping that "sounded like a patio door sliding open."
Home heating costs set to fall for most B.C. natural gas customers

Home heating costs set to fall for most B.C. natural gas customers

FortisBC electricity bills up, gas bills down in 2024
B.C. police seize kilos of drugs, $444K in currency

B.C. police seize kilos of drugs, $444K in currency

Police seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, MDA, LSD, psilocybin, benzodiazepine, phenacetin, ketamine and marijuana.
Richmond RCMP's viral road safety video produced by high school student

Richmond RCMP's viral road safety video produced by high school student

The young filmmaker received an ICBC grant to make the video.
Rob Shaw: Meet Sean Fraser, David Eby’s federal doppelganger on the housing front

Rob Shaw: Meet Sean Fraser, David Eby’s federal doppelganger on the housing front

From short-term rental crackdowns to standardized designs for homes, the federal housing minister appears to be aping B.C.’s style
Playground attack: Response to sexual assault on school field reveals gaps in system

Playground attack: Response to sexual assault on school field reveals gaps in system

The parents of a Grade 7 student who was sexually assaulted by a group of Grade 8 boys on a school playing field say the school district was woefully ill-equipped to deal with the situation.
Letter: Transitioning away from fossil fuels only fraction of climate solution

Letter: Transitioning away from fossil fuels only fraction of climate solution

The COP28’s decision to move away from fossil fuels should be coupled with stronger climate action against oil and gas production, argues reader