Critical condition
A code three crackles over the ambulance radio. A woman is down at a Downtown
Eastside hotel. full story
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Police dogs get bulletproof vests
A dogged Vancouver police officer is close to reaching his goal to equip every
police service dog in the province with a bulletproof, custom-fit kevlar vest.
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Christian teens from Alberta see gritty
Downtown Eastside
Seven kids from a small farming community in rural Alberta stroll along Dunlevy
Avenue sightseeing in the heart of the Downtown Eastside. full story
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Common contract expiry dates at root of
labour crisis
Labour unrest is hitting Vancouver from all angles because a government plan to
improve bargaining has backfired, says a UBC professor. full story
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Pedestrians seeing red as city plans longer
green lights extensions
Faced with a potential 80,000 extra cars on the streets Monday morning as a
result of the pending transit strike, city engineers say they may extend green
lights during rush hour—a plan critics say caters to automobiles at the
expense of pedestrians and cyclists.
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Transit users scramble as strike looms
If Tracy Beimler loses a day’s pay today, she won’t know whether to blame
TransLink bus drivers who can earn three times her wage, or TransLink management
spending thousands on high-tech bus shelters she doesn’t need. full story
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City wants basement suites registered
The city is searching for ways to bring an estimated 20,000 unauthorized
secondary suites into the fold. full story
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Fill tunnel or pay up, city tells province
It’s not hard to imagine a slimy, green, human-alien hybrid cocooned in the
musty tunnel linking the old Woodward’s building with the Cordova Street
parkade. full story
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First airplane parachute jump
On May 24, 19 12, "professor" Charles Saunders made Canada’s first
airplane parachute jump from this Wright biplane, piloted by Phil O. Parmalee of
Los Angeles. full story
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