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Velociraptor returns to Vancouver Island

Back from extinction! Stolen dinosaur lawn ornament is returned to owner. [reference to Vancouver's 420 pro-pot protest purely coincidental.]

Back from extinction! Stolen dinosaur lawn-ornament sculpture is returned to owner. [reference to Vancouver’s 4/20 pro-pot protest purely coincidental.]

B.C. Election: Dropping the Writ

Pre-election voter fatigue: If a writ drops in BC, will the voters hear it?

If a writ drops in BC, and no one wants to hear about it, will people still vote?

Moose caught grazing in Safeway

Shoppers in Smithers BC were shocked to find a moose munching in the produce section.

Shoppers in Smithers BC were shocked to find a moose munching in the produce section.

RBC Scandal: Royal Bank Calcutta?

Canadians furious as hugely profitable Royal Bank fires Canadian workers and outsources tech jobs to India. Unions threaten to withdraw pensions.

Canadians furious as hugely profitable Royal Bank fires Canadian tech workers and hires “temporary foreign workers” from India to replace them.

The Value of Education: $624,545.00

3 BC school superintendents make over $200,000 per year: Mike McKay, Surrey, Steve Cardwell, Vancouver and John Lewis, North Vancouver

3 BC school superintendents make over $200,000 per year: Mike McKay, Surrey, Steve Cardwell, Vancouver and John Lewis, North Vancouver

Mr Davis Cup, Canadian Daniel Nestor

40-year old Canadian tennis great, Nestor teams with Vasek Popisil to defeat France 15-13 in marathon 5-set doubles match

40-year old Canadian tennis great, Nestor teams with Vasek Pospisil to defeat Italy 15-13 in marathon 5-set doubles match

Lululemon gets extra exposure

Lululemon recalls yoga pants for being "too sheer", but skeptics wonder if it is a publicity stunt.

Vancouver clothing icon “Lululemon” recalls yoga pants for being “too sheer”, but skeptics wonder if it is a publicity stunt.

Scenes from the Evergreen Line, [in honour of St Patrick]

Mayor Robertson wish to make Vancouver North America's  "Greenest City" comes true, at least for today!

Mayor Robertson’s wish to make Vancouver North America’s “Greenest City” comes true, at least for today!

Small talk = big bill!

Canadians experience excessively high cellphone roaming charges and restrictive contracts due to lack of choice of service providers

Canadians experience excessively high cellphone roaming charges and restrictive contracts due to lack of choice of service providers

Christy Clark Apologizes

BC Premiere says "Sorry" for pre-election plan to attract "ethnic" votes which used tax-payer funded resources  for  "quick win" strategies such as apologizing for past wrongs!

BC Premiere says “Sorry” for pre-election strategy to attract “ethnic” votes, which proposed using tax-payer funded resources, creating an “ethnic database” and  scoring”quick wins” such as apologizing for historic wrongs!