Will 2005 bring love, success in business or a move to a new home? Astrologer Tim Stephens lays out his predictions. Photo by Dan Toulgoet

The year in the stars
In 2005 stingy, debt-collecting Saturn chases jolly, plump, free-spending Jupiter down the corridors of life, love and finance. By November he catches him, and a huge wrestling match begins. Poor reckless Jupiter is going to lose.

Tasers 'not appropriate' for life-threatening incidents
Two rookie police officers who shot and killed a wanted man Dec. 26 in the Downtown Eastside were not equipped with Taser guns or beanbag shotguns.

Parking enforcement non-existent
A Fraser Street produce store owner says he will be driven out of business unless the city enforces parking rules and gives his customers a chance to park.

Police get nod for silly raid, TransLink ranks as dumbest
Christmas may be over, but that hasn't stopped the B.C. Civil Liberties Association from drawing up a naughty and nice list for 2004.

Tenants' group worried about rental situation
Holding one minimum wage job just won't cut it if you want to rent in Vancouver.

$300 credit card rip-off too small for Fraud Squad
A Vancouver man says he can't get the police to look into a credit card fraud that victimized his wife.

Vancouver Police Board's got its city-appointed man
A Metis lawyer defending an aboriginal activist charged with murder in South Dakota almost 30 years ago is the city's appointment to the Vancouver Police Board.