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Yule be in the Christmas spirit at Vancouver’s largest caroling competition

Yule be in the Christmas spirit at Vancouver’s largest caroling competition

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen? They’ll be well-represented the night of Dec. 5, as Vancouver’s fifth annual Yule Duel hits the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza for some serious holiday fun.
Harbour Air to test-fly ‘world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft’ next week

Harbour Air to test-fly ‘world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft’ next week

The Beaver seaplane retrofitted with a 750 horsepower all-electric magni500 propulsion system
Rental device offers beacon of hope in the backcountry

Rental device offers beacon of hope in the backcountry

A North Shore entrepreneur is renting emergency gear that could mean the difference between life and death in the mountains. AllAdventure.
Richmond-based children’s theatre hosting show for stricken performer

Richmond-based children’s theatre hosting show for stricken performer

Hundreds of audience members will travel to the mythical island of Neverland as part of a stage production of Peter Pan Jr, which is created by a Richmond-based children’s theatre.
Metro Vancouver asks TransLink to float idea of electric river bus for Fraser River

Metro Vancouver asks TransLink to float idea of electric river bus for Fraser River

Multiple communities, including Richmond, could benefit from a Fraser River ferry service
Hong Kong Airlines to discontinue direct flight route to Vancouver

Hong Kong Airlines to discontinue direct flight route to Vancouver

Hong Kong Airlines has announced that it will discontinue its direct flights to Vancouver citing a ‘challenging business environment’ caused by civil unrest in Hong Kong.
Six people arrested in Extinction Rebellion Vancouver protest downtown

Six people arrested in Extinction Rebellion Vancouver protest downtown

Friday’s Extinction Rebellion protest in downtown Vancouver ended peacefully, police said, but not without a few arrests. The protest, which started around 1 p.m.
Richmond Public forum sheds lights on mental illness in Chinese community

Richmond Public forum sheds lights on mental illness in Chinese community

The fact that the Chinese community is as plagued by mental illness as any other community is the elephant in the room that Ahlay Chin aims to discuss at a forum Saturday.
B.C. kidney disease treatment lands $65m investment

B.C. kidney disease treatment lands $65m investment

Vancouver company using precision medicine to fight ‘underserved’ disease
Campaign filling stockings for babies stuck in hospital over Christmas

Campaign filling stockings for babies stuck in hospital over Christmas

There is, of course, no good time to be in a hospital. But Christmas in a hospital just feels terrible. Now, add to that being in hospital over Christmas with a premature baby struggling to grow stronger.