4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (408+ words) The PNE drew 642,149 guests this year. But can you guess how many tried the cricket grilled cheese? Here's a by-the-numbers recap of this year's Fair. Labour Day has come and gone, and that means the Pacific National Exhibition has wrapped…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1526+ words) City of Vancouver staff are currently working on a new area plan for Railtown, a small triangular cluster of blocks in the Downtown Eastside's northern tip. A small portside quarter near Vancouver’s northern shore evolved over the 20th century from a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (480+ words) In bid to lure production away from Canada, American president has called for further tax cuts for the U.S. film industry The B.C. film industry is in another wait-and-see scenario after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress to create federal tax incentives…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1253+ words) Vancouver film industry laments end of 2400 Motel as a shooting location but city hall emphasizes benefits of housing development on prime location. When producer Chris Ferguson wanted to shoot parts of his latest horror movie at the 2400 Motel in east…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (565+ words) A May 8, 1889 story said the location on the Inlet would "permit the most timorous (to enjoy) in security the pleasures of sea bathing.” One of the first businesses in what became Vancouver was Spratt’s Oilery, a “floating cannery” on the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (813+ words) The fifth volume of the History of Vancouver Rock and Roll series unearths previously unknown recordings by the Collectors, Tom Northcott and Hydro Electric Streetcar After a couple of decades of unearthing gems from Vancouver’s vibrant 1960s music scene, Rob Frith…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (192+ words) Broadcast Dialogue says Corus Entertainment is making changes that will impact roles at Global B.C., the Global National newscast, and some of its talk radio network More layoffs are expected at Global B.C., as owner Corus Entertainment announces another round of “changes....

4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (559+ words) Richard Fleischer’s entrée into Hollywood was that he was the son of animation legend and studio boss Max Fleischer, whose studio produced cartoons like Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor. But Richard went on to have a successful career as…...