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It is that time of the year — the annual cherry blossom festival! With gorgeous pink and white Sakura flowers blooming in the city, the 12th annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival begins today.

After spending nearly a month in Israel (part tour, part R&R) I have a truckload of stories. One such story involves Israeli taxis. On our last day in Jerusalem, we ordered a taxi to take us to Tel Aviv, which is about 60 minutes away.

Did you spot some beautiful cherry blossom during your Easter egg hunt this weekend? The spring arrived in Richmond a bit late this year. Over the past long weekend, cherry blossoms have finally started booming in the city.

Here’s some sweet news for chocoholics: Vancouver is getting a chocolate-centric café soon, and it’s the first in the world for a famous Belgian chocolate company.

Allergy specialist Dr. Joanne Yeung says in Greater Vancouver tree and grass pollens are main causes of allergies

Canadians can expect to pay more for beer, wine and spirits as taxes on alcohol sales have risen 1.5 per cent as of April 1. “That means even higher prices for beer in Canada,”said Beer Canada Chair Geroge Croft in a release.

After Cherry Blossom season comes spot prawn season, if you’re going by Vancouver’s calendar of nature’s gifts. To celebrate the short-lived span when this oceanic delicacy can be found in B.C.

I love survival stories and Lori Lansens’s The Mountain Story doesn’t disappoint. At 18 years of age, Wolf Truly has faced many challenges in his life.

Victoria’s Chris Wylie recently blew the whistle on some shady work done through Facebook during the U.S. election (and others), and it’s since opened an extremely large and interesting can of worms.

Midway games, vendor booths, live entertainment, and an insane amount of food will once again draw crowds when the Richmond Night Market starts up its 2018 run.