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Trans woman hopes funding cut will send message to Vancouver rape crisis group
March 21, 2019 - 1:09 PM

VANCOUVER - A transgender woman whose case against Canada's oldest rape crisis centre was dismissed by the courts says she hopes the City of Vancouver's decision to refuse the shelter funding will help change policies.
Homeless people complain they are cut off in park, want B.C. to take action
September 25, 2018 - 5:16 PM

LANGFORD, B.C. - A homeless woman living at a Vancouver Island campground with nearly three dozen others says vulnerable people aren't getting support from their families because officials have locked the gates to the public.
Straws, coffee cups targets of Vancouver strategy to cut down on plastic garbage
April 04, 2018 - 3:09 PM

Vancouver is the latest city in Canada to stir up opposition to plastic drinking straws, but it's not calling for an outright ban.
B.C. to launch undercover campaign to police Uber taxi alternative
November 03, 2014 - 4:25 PM

VICTORIA - Undercover agents with the authority to hand out fines up to $5,000 will soon be on the prowl for operators of unlicensed, alternative taxi services in British Columbia, says Transportation Minister Todd Stone.
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Armstrong family won million-dollar home prize; moved where they can afford to live
An Armstrong family that won a million-dollar home two years ago says they had to move to the East Coast so they could afford to live. Ally Hanscom won the HGTV Canada’s Home to Win: for the Holidays competition back in December 2019.

Wine of the Week: Rigour & Whimsy 2019 Hyperdrive
Rigour & Whimsy is a micro winery in Okanagan Falls featuring hand crafted small lot wines. Costa and Jody Gavaris are the very cool husband and wife team behind the label that have brought a very colourful wave to our wine industry. Cr

Trans woman hopes funding cut will send message to Vancouver rape crisis group