Vancouver voters reject the Conservative message and give the Liberals a solid urban base. Photo by Bayne Stanley

Red surge
Vancouver likes its Liberals, and that's why the pundits were wrong.
 

PM's personal pick holds no sway in 'Libbyland'
It's 5:45 p.m. on a hot summer evening, with an hour and fifteen minutes left in the federal election, and longtime NDP volunteer Bob Rosen is standing at the corner of Commercial Drive and Broadway, holding a Libby Davies sign. Commuters stream past.
 

Martin's Dream Team millionaire on his way to Ottawa
Sitting on a bar stool at the Cedar Cottage Pub in the heart of Vancouver Kingsway on election night, an elderly gentleman underscored what a confusing and unprecedented election it was Monday night.
 

Stephens not even with voters
Stephen Rogers stood in the middle of the mostly deserted hall in Shaughnessy's Hellenic Centre, sweating heavily at the brow, his blue blazer draped over his left shoulder.
 

Hedy win for 'kind' Liberal incumbent
If Hedy Fry had lost her seat in Vancouver Centre Monday night, 71-year-old Ida Brown would have urged the Liberal MP to go back to her birthplace of Trinidad and Tobago and run for prime minister.
 

Turncoat label, wife's reluctance can't stop Dosanjh
In a hot, stuffy Fraser Street campaign office, Ujjal Dosanjh is swarmed by reporters and supporters. It's an hour and a half before it becomes clear he's won his Vancouver South seat by a landslide with more than 44 per cent of the vote.
 

Hedley mine a model job for artisans of miniature
An amazing piece of B.C. history is being recreated in a small East Side model building shop.
 

Wreck Beach Society lays down law on UBC
A recent landslide above Wreck Beach is another reason to oppose residential towers planned for UBC property near the popular nudist spot, says a lawyer representing beach advocates.
 

Nelson Park shaping up
An off-leash fenced dog park, a basketball court and a skateboard stop are part of an overhaul of Nelson Park proposed by the parks board.
 

Rare visitor excites birders
How a tiny bird, which almost never appears in B.C., showed up in Pacific Spirit Park recently is a mystery that's beguiling the Canadian birding scene.
 

Downtown elementary on target for fall classes
The school year is almost over, but parents downtown are likely looking forward to September.
 

Croatian centre offers soccer, socializing
It's 2 p.m. on a hot, sunny Thursday in mid-June and a few hundred people-many dressed in red-and-white checked shirts that resemble the Croatian flag-are streaming out of the Croatian Cultural Centre.
 

Italian treat adds welcome chill to summer
What would summer be without long warm nights, fresh Fraser Valley produce and cool, creamy gelato?
 

'Good' Italian girls tell all in bold new book
"'He looks like Tom Selleck,'" Anabelle giggled. 'I think he digs me too. He told his friends that if I was skinny, he'd go out with me.'"