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More Canadians plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this year: poll

More Canadians plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this year: poll

TORONTO — A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the Second World War.
At 106, Gill is one of Canada's oldest WWII vets

At 106, Gill is one of Canada's oldest WWII vets

Norman Gill can be excused if his memory is a bit fuzzy.
TransLink offering bus bridge for Friday evening SeaBus commuters

TransLink offering bus bridge for Friday evening SeaBus commuters

Commuters who will be facing numerous SeaBus trip cancellations Friday afternoon and night may want to take advantage of a bus bridge service being offered by TransLink.
B.C. government won’t say why it’s sending minister to China amidst diplomatic row

B.C. government won’t say why it’s sending minister to China amidst diplomatic row

Forestry minister Doug Donaldson will visit Shanghai next week after cancelling a trip to China last December
North Shore teen cyclist injured in head-on crash with driver

North Shore teen cyclist injured in head-on crash with driver

West Vancouver police are investigating after a driver struck a cyclist head-on during the Thursday evening rush hour. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Welch Street, just west of Mathias Road, according to Const.
West Van veteran’s skilled hands aided RCAF

West Van veteran’s skilled hands aided RCAF

As a young man in the summer of 1939, Jim Thomson remembers a friend predicting a war was imminent. On Sept. 1, the foretelling proved true when word arrived that Germany had invaded Poland and declarations of war were sure to follow.
Province ponies up $1M for Vancouver Chinese Canadian museum

Province ponies up $1M for Vancouver Chinese Canadian museum

‘The contributions of British Columbians of Chinese descent are an essential part of our province’s success’
Richmond money-laundering inquiry hears of prostitution, birth tourism

Richmond money-laundering inquiry hears of prostitution, birth tourism

Happy hour was in full swing at the Hilton hotel on Minoru Boulevard on Thursday evening, but the mood was far from jovial a few feet away in the conference room.
North Van RCMP cleared of wrongdoing after suspect falls three storeys

North Van RCMP cleared of wrongdoing after suspect falls three storeys

North Vancouver RCMP members did nothing wrong in an incident in which a suspect fell from a third-storey apartment window, the Independent Investigations Office has found.
Conservation groups want commercial herring fishery to cease

Conservation groups want commercial herring fishery to cease

Conservationists claim overfishing of herring stocks in Strait of Georgia