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VCH healthcare opens a new clinic in Vancouver Downtown Eastside.

VCH healthcare opens a new clinic in Vancouver Downtown Eastside.

If a Downtown Eastside resident wanted to see a doctor at a health centre in their neighbourhood, but they also needed to see a psychiatrist for mental health services, they used to have to visit two sites and be involved with two different teams.
Vancouver named third least affordable city in study

Vancouver named third least affordable city in study

In not-so-surprising news, the latest Demographia study names Vancouver as the third least affordable city in a study of 293 metropolitan housing markets. It ranks just behind Hong Kong and Sydney.
Police release new footage for 13-year-old’s death

Police release new footage for 13-year-old’s death

Six months after 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was found dead in Central Park, investigators have released more information about her movements shortly before her death.
You can now take a nap in a birdhouse 'pod' inside this store

You can now take a nap in a birdhouse 'pod' inside this store

If shopping in downtown has you feeling a little weary, a new option for taking a little siesta has cropped up: Nap pods.
BC Ferries goes smoke-free today

BC Ferries goes smoke-free today

As of Monday, you may not smoke anywhere on a B.C. Ferries vessel or at its terminals. No smoking tobacco, no smoking e-cigarettes, no smoking dope (yes, the ban includes medical marijuana), no smoking crack.
Metro Vancouver man loses $3K in CRA/bitcoin scam

Metro Vancouver man loses $3K in CRA/bitcoin scam

A North Vancouver man is out $3,000 after scammers pretending to be tax collectors convinced him to pay his supposed bill to the taxman with the cryptocurrency bitcoin.
Use this SkyTrain brews map to tour local craft breweries

Use this SkyTrain brews map to tour local craft breweries

Beer lovers, this is one to bookmark: A map that helps you visit Metro Vancouver craft breweries, all while riding the SkyTrain. As part of their Dine the Line initiative , West Coast Food (Destination B.C.
Animal protection group urges B.C. vet association to ban cat declawing

Animal protection group urges B.C. vet association to ban cat declawing

B.C. veterinarians association responds that it is studying the issue
B.C. man charged with cyberattack on Twitch

B.C. man charged with cyberattack on Twitch

A 20-year-old Coquitlam man will appear in Port Coquitlam provincial court next month to face a charge of mischief in connection with a hateful spambot attack against an Amazon subsidiary.
Coquitlam man charged with cyberattack on Twitch

Coquitlam man charged with cyberattack on Twitch

A 20-year-old Coquitlam man will appear in Port Coquitlam provincial court next month to face a charge of mischief in connection with a hateful spambot attack against an Amazon subsidiary.