Billions in damage, thousands of injuries: Report maps out Vancouver earthquake risks
The report found a magnitude 7.2 quake could damage more than 6,100 buildings, displace a third of residents and workers and cause up to $17 billion in damage.
Here's what a 7.2-magnitude earthquake would do to Vancouver
A new city report that examined what a 7.2-magnitude earthquake could do to Vancouver concluded that up to 1,350 people would ...
Murder charge laid in deadly summer assault on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police say a man has been charged with murder over a deadly assault in August. Jordan Povse, 23, died after being found in medical distress near Main and Hastings streets early in the ...
Design approved for Vancouver Olympic Village’s new waterfront park
This is the Vancouver Park Board's approved design for East Park, the major waterfront park at Olympic Village in False Creek ...
Live election results: Harris to make first public statement following defeat
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, clearing the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. Vice President Kamala Harris called Trump on Wednesday ...
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Downtown San Jose: Man shot to death early Sunday morning
A man was shot to death in downtown San Jose early Sunday morning, marking the city’s 26th homicide this year, according to police. At approximately 2:38 AM, officers responded to a report of a ...
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Vancouver police could soon have access to the city’s 221 traffic cameras
ABC Vancouver Coun. Brian Montague, a retired police officer, successfully introduced a motion to council this week calling for city staff to investigate the possibility of giving the Vancouver ...
Toronto Sun23d
Home washed away in B.C. mudslide, owner missing: Police
Officers responded to a report of the slide along Quarry Rd. on the east side of Pinecone Burke Provincial ... River and waterways on southwestern Vancouver Island. Lower-level flood watches ...
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Map: Here's how much it costs to taxi home from YVR following price hikes
Other significant jumps include North East Vancouver ($43 to $51), UBC South ($28 to $35), Canada Place/Downtown ($38 to $46), and Far East Richmond ($40 to $47). Most fare zones increased by $6, ...
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Surge in shoplifting, employee theft shakes Vancouver retailers
Downtown Vancouver retailers say shoplifting has become ... organized crime recruiting vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside to steal goods that can then be resold. “Organized crime will ...
B.C. advocate in Thunder Bay shares 30-year survival story as Ont. set to shut many safe consumption sites
Guy Felicella says he was stuck in a cycle of addiction, homelessness and crime for over 30 years, but getting harm reduction help in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside kept him alive long enough to reach ...
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As Vancouver institution Ovaltine Cafe faces growing challenges, its owner is determined to keep giving people a place to go
One recent afternoon, a pair of tough-looking guys with hoodies and tattoos marched into Grace Chen’s venerable diner on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. “Mama, we came for the chicken ...