Vancouver Sun Run Virtual Race hits the ground running
Credit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:00:15 +0000
Racers can pick their own 10K route and complete it anytime between April 18 and 30
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Daphne Bramham: Dare to dream? A 2030 Olympics that won't cost B.C. taxpayers anything
Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:24:27 +0000
Opinion: A bigger, better, cheaper, private-sector Winter Games in 2030 is what John Furlong is proposing for a second Vancouver Olympic bid.
Read moreB.C. suicide rate declined 26 per cent in first eight months of COVID-19 pandemic
Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:00:32 +0000
Experts say that while the data is hopeful, the pandemic’s impact on mental health could be felt in the future.
Read more'Abolish park board': Ken Sim makes first campaign pledge of 2022 election
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 02:22:01 +0000
One Vancouver mayoral candidate proposes abolishing the city’s elected park board, while a rival for next year’s election rejects the idea.
Read moreB.C. hospital capacity concerns centre on staff, not beds
Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:34:37 +0000
“We have a considerable supply of ventilators and we are not touching in any way our ventilator capacity or our bed capacity, but … when we move into surge beds, it puts significant additional pressure on staff.” – B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix
Read moreInjured humpback whale near Point Grey prompts warning for boaters
Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:35:11 +0000
On April 11, crews aboard a whale-watching vessel photographed the whale with a visible deep cut behind its dorsal fin. The laceration is consistent with the whale striking a ship propeller, said an Ocean Wise biologist.
Read moreInjured humpback whale near Point Grey prompts warning for boaters
Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:35:11 +0000
On April 11, crews aboard a whale-watching vessel photographed the whale with a visible deep cut behind its dorsal fin. The laceration is consistent with the whale striking a ship propeller, said an Ocean Wise biologist.
Read moreActivists Give Out Free Heroin and Meth as Vancouver Proposes Legal Limits for Drugs
Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:03:21 GMT
Earlier this week Vancouver put forward a proposal to Health Canada that would decriminalize a three day supply of drugs.
Read moreFederal regulations governing tugboat industry not "up to the task"
Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:39:28 +0000
Calls for change intensify after fatal sinking. “When workers go to sea, they expect to come back to their families,” says NDP transportation critic Taylor Bachrach.
Read moreDan Fumano: Wild days in Vancouver mayoral race, 18 months (!) before election day
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:37:47 +0000
Opinion: A lot will likely change in the Vancouver mayoral race over the next year-and-a-half, but right now, the centre lane looks quite crowded.
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