Budget bloat?
Kristen Harvey knew the students had made a breakthrough when UBC's board of governors asked the administration for details on how the university spends its almost $1-billion budget.

Parking fraud no small-change scam
The Parking Corporation of Vancouver has been defrauded of almost $30,000 after thieves purchased parking tickets with stolen or cloned credit cards and re-sold them at reduced prices.

Police predict Burnaby druggies will add to problem
Mayor Philip Owen wants police to monitor the impact that closing Burnaby's provincial courthouse will have on the city's already stretched police resources.

Mayor does drive-by, declares mean streets 'improved'
The time and money sunk into cleaning up the Downtown Eastside are finally paying dividends, says Mayor Philip Owen.

Police woman honoured for tough job
When Noreen Waters has flashbacks about the hundreds of pictures and pages of short stories seized from Vancouver pedophile John Robin Sharpe, she focuses on her love bird or crafts, hoping the horrific images will subside.

Support growing for Cambie corridor
Fourteen educational, business and health organizations in Vancouver have thrown their support behind the proposed $2-billion rapid transit subway line down the Cambie corridor.

Expensive Hep A vaccination worthwhile, says doctor
The region's deputy medical health officer hopes the recent scare at Capers Community Market will prompt more people to get vaccinated against Hepatitis A.

Cons express spirituality through art
The Odd Squad is known for filmmaking-Through a Blue Lens, its documentary on the lives of drug users and sex-trade workers in the Downtown Eastside, has garnered international attention.

Barricade the attic-the racoons are coming!
A wildlife group is urging city dwellers to seal off their attics and crawl spaces so they don't attract pregnant raccoons and squirrels on the prowl for a warm, dry place to give birth.

Cambodians seeing clearer with help of donated glasses
In the 1970s, the radical Khmer Rouge killed Cambodian people who wore glasses.