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Jury delivers guilty verdict in Burnaby Starbucks one-punch homicide

Jury delivers guilty verdict in Burnaby Starbucks one-punch homicide

A man who sucker-punched 22-year-old Michael Page-Vincelli in a North Burnaby Starbucks two-and-a-half years ago has been found guilty of manslaughter in his death, but a woman accused of encouraging the punch has been acquitted.
Watch fatal Burnaby Starbucks sucker punch (Video)

Watch fatal Burnaby Starbucks sucker punch (Video)

Michael Page-Vincelli’s mother says video is painful to watch but shows what happened to her son
Trans newcomers to Metro Vancouver find safety in new online hub

Trans newcomers to Metro Vancouver find safety in new online hub

With two locations in Coquitlam, the non-profit Mosaic says the new online portal will help trans newcomers across the Lower Mainland
(Video) They named Burnaby's Mandarin Duck 'Trevor' after the fake terrorist in Iron Man 3

(Video) They named Burnaby's Mandarin Duck 'Trevor' after the fake terrorist in Iron Man 3

The rare Mandarin Duck – known as the “world’s most beautiful” or, as I call it, the Derek Zoolander of ducks – draws big crowds at both Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake.
Time travel to Vancouver in 1958 via this sweet but cringe-y British newsreel (VIDEO)

Time travel to Vancouver in 1958 via this sweet but cringe-y British newsreel (VIDEO)

Take an exciting ride over the Atlantic and west across the Rockies to Vancouver in 1958, courtesy this British newsreel highlighting our incredible city. The Brits were quite taken with Vancouver in ’58, it seems.
Vancouver Aquarium spring break adventure features ‘must meet’ mammals

Vancouver Aquarium spring break adventure features ‘must meet’ mammals

Did you know that two-toed sloths can hold their pee for 156 hours? The Vancouver Aquarium invites little ones and their grownups to experience the weird and wonderful world of aquatic critters and more over spring break this March.
Get ready for the return of the epic Richmond Night Market

Get ready for the return of the epic Richmond Night Market

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 2019 run.
House Beautiful: Lifting, trucking and barging everything from bungalows to mansions

House Beautiful: Lifting, trucking and barging everything from bungalows to mansions

This is the second in a two-part series on salvaging and reusing houses on the Island.
New spill-response boats sit idle in Nanaimo, awaiting pipeline decision

New spill-response boats sit idle in Nanaimo, awaiting pipeline decision

Three new coastal oil spill response vessels — costing $5.8-million each — are now moored at Nanaimo’s visiting vessel pier but they’ll mostly sit idle and when they’ll go into service is unclear.
Meet 'Chuffy,' the temporary snow tiger

Meet 'Chuffy,' the temporary snow tiger

Coquitlam snow sculptor Tiffany Yang has found a unique way to get people talking about endangered animal