The earliest film of Vancouver

This video shows what Vancouver looked like just over 100 years ago.  A fascinating (slightly sped up) look into what life was like then. "In 1907, Seattleite William Harbeck bolted his hand-crank camera to the front of a streetcar and filmed along Granville, Hastings,...

Kelly Morris, Missing Mother of Two, May Have Been Murdered

" GRANVILLE COUNTY, N.C. – A team of about 20 friends, family, and volunteers continued combing parts of Stem and Granville County on Wednesday in search for Kelly Morris. The 28-year-old was last seen Sept....

Downtown Vancouver without power for second day

We welcome more information about the continuing power outage in Downtown Vancouver. Please add your footage and comments below.Update 3:21 PDT  Telus is struggling alongside B.C. Hydro to restore phone...

Electrical Fire Knocks Out Power in Downtown Vancouver

We welcome more information about the power outage which struck downtown Vancouver Monday morning. Please add your footage and comments below.UPDATE 6:55 PST:About 1,500 customers are still without power, down...

Fun City?

Is this the city's idea of decent nightlife? The fox is unbearable enough during the morning commute. Did you really need to park this noise machine in the middle of my evening?

Disco Dello Spazio

Last night East Van Studios was the scene of Disco Dello Spazio.  Great space, music, visuals.  Overall an excellent scene.  Here's a description written before the event that was pretty much right...

Vancouver to spend $8.5M on streetcar route

Looks like the old streetcar line to Granville Island will be brought back to life in time for the Olympics.  At 1.8 km, it's a distance you could probably walk, really, but if additional segments are...

Male Relationships: a hard pair of nuts to crack

Another column from a formidable literary talent. It's a little Venus and Mars-ish, sure, but generalizations do make thinking easier."There's a coffee shop around the corner from where I work that looks onto...

Update: Vancouver Police tough on gangs-Murdered Gangster had 31 prior crimin...

Update November 07, 2007 Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIt's been reported (CKNW Radio) this morning (Nov 07-07) more shots fired while Police were present and investigating the same spot two...

Update Nov 07-07; Vancouver: 2 men executed yet again?

 Update: Novemebr 07, 2007It's been reported (CKNW Radio) this morning (Nov 07-07) more shots fired again while Police were present and investigating the same spot on Granville and 70th street where two gang...

Vancouver BC: Cougar sighted Granville Island

Though unconfirmed which species of cougar police are referring to, it is certainly rare for Cougars to be seen wandering around the Bars and Nightclubs of Granville Island at 3:00 am in what is one of Vancouver's...

Vancouver, BC, Man killed by police, Mentally ill

This is an update to the original story Police Shoot Man Dead during arrest. Though, Mentally ill, Paul Boyd seemed to have the mental faculties to get help and or take his medication, his failure to do so ending...

Update: Friends identify man shot by Vancouver police

This news has not been made official by Police, but by the slain man's friends.August 22, 2007 Update on Paul Boyd, go to Story "Paul Boyd + Mental Illness+ Police= Tragedy""A group of friends who gathered at a...

Update: Police shoot man dead during arrest

Sam Sullivans dream of safer streets seems a long way off.  Gunplay on our city streets in a major tourist destination is  not the attraction  Vancouver needs to be known for. A man was shot dead by...

Firefighters Hurt As Truck Goes Off Road

" April 17, 2007 New York - Wet weather and a slick road were blamed for a firetruck accident in Granville that injured six North Country firefighters who were responding to vehicle accidents. The Granville Hook and Ladder Company firefighters were traveling from a vehicle...

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