A new generation of fast, cheap HIV tests are seen as promising tools in curbing the virus' spread Photo-Dan Toulgoet

Test and go
Anita Massey, director of quality assurance at Biolytical Laboratories Inc., tears open a foil packet and takes out the contents: three small plastic bottles, a sterile lancet for pricking a person's finger, a tiny eyedropper for collecting a precise amount of blood and a white test pad that looks a little like an egg cup.
 

Firefighters, TransLink not impressed with bike lanes on bridge
Firefighters are worried emergency response times could increase and TransLink believes buses will be slowed if two of six lanes on the Burrard Street Bridge are designated for bicycles.
 

Not enough depots-Encorp
Recycling depots are like liquor stores-everybody wants them, but not necessarily in their neighbourhood, says NPA Coun. Peter Ladner.
 

Lesbians march on East Side
When Michelle Walker and her partner Heidi Deagle attended a San Francisco Dyke March in 2003, they knew they wanted to bring that experience to Commercial Drive.
 

Jim spending Larry's Friends money
"I want my money back." -Larry's friend.
 

Cameras focused on fireworks crowds
Police officers won't be the only ones watching the crowds at the annual HSBC Celebration of Light fireworks that kicks off tonight.
 

Evergreen could be gone
The owner of a downtown office building designed by Arthur Erickson wants to replace it with a 21-storey residential tower.
 

Students tweaking public conscience
An SFU student group wants Vancouverites to take a break from the beach and barbecuing to think about death and dying in a far-off African country.
 

Elvis impersonator at head of class
Before Brian Simpson accepts students into the new course he's offering, they have to prove their heart is in the right place.
 

Vets invited to record their memories of war
Is there a veteran in your life with a story to tell?
 

Con man takes bookish approach
The Vancouver Public Library is warning customers about an unusual scam. A person claiming to be one of its volunteers knocked on the door of a man living in Mount Pleasant insisting he was collecting overdue library books.
 

Rest with a good read while walking at Jericho
"All my life (much to the chagrin of my law-abiding older sister whose task it was to try and keep me out of mischief) I have had an aversion to notices reading 'Do Not Touch,' 'Beware of Dog,' 'No Trespassing,' 'Forbidden to Enter,' etc.