Vancouver councillors were given the first draft of the 2025 operating budget Tuesday, a 373-page document detailing a $2.4 billion dollar budget.
Year: 2024
Fans warned of Taylor Swift ticket scams ahead of Vancouver shows
Taylor Swift fans are being warned of scams ahead of her Vancouver shows.
Deadline to use TTC tickets, tokens, day passes extended until June 2025
TTC riders can keep using old tickets, tokens, and day passes until June 2025.
B.C. police failing to enforce ‘restraining orders’ too often, report finds
Inconsistent policework is leaving too many B.C. women vulnerable as they attempt to flee from intimate-partner violence, according to a new report highlighting a range of issues plaguing the province’s system of protection orders and peace bonds.
Lions drop first game of senior boys basketball season with loss to Mustangs
The Assumption College Lions hot start to the AABHN senior boys basketball season was cooled on Tuesday night by Brantford Collegiate Institute. Following a pair of Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk wins to start things off, the Lions (2-1) were beaten 74-45 by the two-time defending champion Mustangs (3-0) at home. Assumption coach […]
Toronto charities concerned about drop in donations amid Canada Post strike
The now three-week-old strike by Canada Post workers is hurting charities that rely on the holiday season for donations.
New York police seek public’s help in search for missing Montreal-area hiker in Adirondacks
Police in New York are asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing hiker from the Montreal area who has been missing for several days.
Longest continually run Chinese business in North America gets a new owner, preserving bragging rights
In the oldest Chinatown in the entire country sits Loy Sing, a business that holds the title of longest continually run Chinese business in North America. It has now been in operation for 136 years and counting.
‘Helping new entrepreneurs’: Gather Local Market lets potential food businesses test out product
With seven months under their belt, Gather Local Market at River Landing continues to try new ideas to move their concept forward. The latest addition is helping small businesses get off the ground.
Dangerous offender with ‘high risk’ to commit more violence now living in Vancouver, police warn
Vancouver police issued a public warning Tuesday about a designated dangerous offender who recently moved to a halfway house in the city.