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A group led by Bill Bakk is assembling a bid committee for a WNBA team in Vancouver, citing growing local support for women’s professional sports despite major financial hurdles.
A convenience-store employee shot in the leg on Sept. 6 says he called 911 believing he might not survive. A 32-year-old man has been charged.
Vancouver police say a store employee was shot in the leg near Main Street and 16th Avenue on Sept. 6, and a suspect remains in custody.
A B.C. Supreme Court-certified lawsuit alleges Air Canada failed to properly assist passengers who used wheelchairs and other mobility aids between January 2021 and June 2023.
A 32-year-old man faces aggravated assault and assault-with-a-weapon charges after a man was shot in the leg near Main Street and 16th Avenue on Sept. 6.
Britannia Pool closed after sections of its basin tiles sloughed off. Repairs are complete, and the City of Vancouver hopes to reopen it later this week if refilling and commissioning proceed without issues.
The Cascades is accepting applications for income-qualified rental homes near Marine Drive Canada Line Station, with studio and one-bedroom units still available.
The National AI Literacy Initiative will offer free self-paced courses for teachers, post-secondary students and the public, with the first two available Sept. 21.
Canada Disability Benefit payments are due Sept. 17 and Canada Child Benefit payments Sept. 18, with eligibility and application details available for people not yet receiving them.
Municipal leaders from across British Columbia are gathering in Vancouver, where the future of the province’s Indigenous rights law, housing and public safety are on the agenda.
Last-minute city council funding kept Vancouver’s Main Street event on schedule, where municipal candidates and volunteers spoke with voters along the 1.5-kilometre route.
Vancouver Rise FC beat Ottawa Rapid FC 4-0 on Sunday after scoring three times in seven minutes early in the second half of Northern Super League play.
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