Vancouver-based Hootsuite bracing for protest over U.S. Homeland Security, ICE contract
A Vancouver-based social media company is preparing for a large protest outside its headquarters Friday afternoon, amid growing backlash over a contract tied to U.S. immigration enforcement. Organized by Democracy Rising, demonstrators plan to gather outside Hootsuite’s offices near 5th...
A Richmond comedian’s story from engineering to stand-up comedy
Robert Peng immigrated to Canada with his parents from China in 2003 and completed an engineering degree at the University of Toronto. But for two years after graduation, he was unable to find an engineering job. “It was probably around...
Canadian Blood Services calls for B.C. donations amid extreme weather in Eastern Canada
Extreme weather and seasonal viruses have disrupted donations to Canadian Blood Services (CBS) across the country. The non-profit authority says it’s behind on the number of donations it relies on for blood and plasma. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130...
Fewer off-leash dog trails planned for Vancouver’s Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Metro Vancouver staff want fewer off-leash trails and more no-dog trails in Pacific Spirit Regional Park. Next Wednesday, director of regional parks Mike Redpath will ask the regional parks committee to back a plan to better manage the more than...
Going against advice of city staff, Vancouver council approves residential tower on industrial land
Vancouver council’s eagerness to transform its industrial land is causing alarm and bewilderment among local city planners. This week, Vancouver city council made the rare decision to go against the advice of city staff, approving a developer’s proposal to build...
Mining giant aiming for decision on Red Chris mine extension later this year
The fate of a full-on mine construction boom that begins in B.C.’s far northwest might rest on a decision mining giant Newmont Corp. aims to make on its next megaproject later this year. Newmont’s $2.4 billion Red Chris copper and...
Vaughn Palmer: B.C. backs company’s efforts to reopen Cowichan Tribes’ Richmond land case
VICTORIA — The B.C. NDP government is supporting a real estate company’s action to reopen the case that last year found the Cowichan Tribes had Aboriginal title over hundreds of hectares of land in Richmond. Richmond-based Montrose Properties launched the...
How the World Cup Trophy (which is coming to Vancouver!) turned a dog into a...
His name was Pickles. He was beloved by an entire nation until he accidentally hung himself from his choker collar chasing a cat up a tree. The story of a furniture-chewing mongrel who helped solve — partly — a crime...
Police complaint commissioner to review discipline decision in handcuffing of Indigenous grandfather, girl
For the first time since its founding, the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner will review a discipline decision. It involves two Vancouver police officers who handcuffed an Indigenous grandfather and his 12-year-old granddaughter after they tried to open a...
Jim Pattison Developments says sale of warehouse to ICE ‘still subject to certain approvals’
Jim Pattison Developments, which has come under fire over the planned sale of a warehouse in Virginia to U.S. Homeland Security to be used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, says the sale is still subject to approval. The company also...
