Protests disrupt Dick Cheney's Vancouver book tour stop

Protesters attempted to block the front doors of the Vancouver Club earlier this evening, in an effort to prevent people from attending a book club-sponsored presentation by former U.S. government official Dick...

London riots: a ‘Revenge of the Council Estates’ zombie flick

The Pembury estate in Hackney is a cluster of multistory brick buildings that bear more resemblance to a penitentiary than a housing project. It is the exact opposite of what most people imagine when they picture an “estate.”  This is a gritty section of east London,...

Burning police cars follow Canucks loss to Boston

Riots broke out in downtown Vancouver after the Canucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Bruins. Cars were set alight, windows were smashed and shops were looted as police attempted to contain small groups of people...

Granville Street flooded with fans as Canucks advance to finals

Supporters of the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team flood Granville Street after the Canucks won a double-overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. The last time the Canucks advanced to the final round in the...

No American flags allowed on Granville street?

During the late night festivities on Granville street, a man wearing an American flag is approached by policed and told to put away his flag. Initially, the man refuses, but eventually relents. The man says police...

YVR airport hit by strike during busy Olympic period

What a difference a day makes.  Until this morning, sixty unionized workers at Milestone's restaurant at the Vancouver International Airport were expecting to lose their jobs when the Olympics wraps up and the...

Housing activists construct an 'Olympic Tent City' in Vancouver

Housing activists in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside took over a vacant lot on East Hastings, turning it into into a makeshift tent city organizers say will house the homeless. About 1000 demonstrators marched and...

2010 Heart Attack protest march - Vancouver, Canada

Anti-Olympic demonstrators wearing bandanas and balaclavas smashed windows and overturned newspaper boxes in downtown Vancouver today, part of an anti-Olympic protest march organizers named The 2010 Heart Attack....

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