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Vancouver Canadians baseball team sold to U.S. holding company

Diamond Baseball Holdings owners and operates nearly 20 Minor League Baseball clubs

West Vancouver director raises autism awareness with film When Time Got Louder

Connie Cocchia’s debut feature film reshapes how viewers see those on the autism spectrum

'Burn in hell': B.C. actor, singer acted 'abusively' in claim against talent agency

‘I hope you get caught and you and your kids burn in hell,’ a B.C. actor and singer texted her former talent agency during a B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal process. The Tribunal...

Google says it will stop blocking Canadian news links next week

Google says it will end its block on news links next week following a five-week test that limited access to news for some Canadian users.   The test began in early February, and affected users were...

BC Place planning suite expansion for FIFA 2026 World Cup

When BC Place Stadium hosted the Women’s World Cup in 2015, FIFA’s contract prohibited the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame from opening on match days. When FIFA returns for the next men’s World Cup in...

North Vancouver boxer wins national championship

Johnathan Hannah will prepare to fight in Olympic trials in June

Asian group out with book ahead of next BC Dumpling Fest in Coquitlam

About a year-and-a-half ago, Kirstin Hepburn won a contest to create characters and branding for Coquitlam's inaugural dumpling festival. The event drew some 25,000 visitors to Town Centre Park —...

Chor Leoni welcomes young Metro Vancouver singers for MYVoice

Is there a young tenor, baritone or bass in your house looking for an outlet for choral singing? Young singers interested in being part of a male-voice choir are invited to take part in Chor Leoni’s...

Accommodation tax will soften the blow for Vancouver’s big FIFA bill

The cost to Vancouver taxpayers for the FIFA 2026 World Cup has doubled. The provincial government estimated last spring that it would cost $240 million to $260 million overall to bring the U.S.,...

Lunar New Year: Horoscopes for the Year of the Rabbit

Happy Lunar New Year everyone!  Find your birth year to see what may be in store. This is the nineteenth year of the Lower “8” Cycle of the world. Based on Yi-Jing, while the period between 1984...