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THE DARK CRYSTAL just showed up at our office on 35mm!
Screening on Sunday, May 19- 1pm @ The Cinematheque - ALL AGES WELCOME!
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New blog post: Queen Elizabeth Park
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Ferguson House, Hastings St: City of Vancouver Archives
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Burrard Bridge at night (by The Silent Man_)
Juno-winner Shad teams up with Grammy-winner Chin Injeti (Eminem) for this exclusive two-song set.
The Vancouver Sun was sent exclusive video of what really happened to the couple in Richard Lam’s famous “Riot Kiss” photo, taken during the Vancouver riot on Wednesday.
International media reported with surprise at the outbreak of rioting in Vancouver after the Canucks’ Stanley Cup loss Wednesday night. A headline on London’s Daily Mail website reads: “No, it is not another G20 protest — somebody lost an ice-hockey match.” Washington’s respected publication The Atlantic wrote: “In Syria, they riot for freedom. In Pakistan, they riot against U.S. drone strikes. In China, they riot over many things, most recently in Guangdong province for worker’s rights. But in Canada, which is officially ranked as one of the wealthiest and most peaceful nations in the world, they riot over, yes, hockey.” British newspaper The Guardian reported that “angry, drunken Vancouver Canucks fans took to the streets, setting cars and rubbish bins ablaze, smashing windows, showering giant TV screens with beer bottles, dancing atop overturned vehicles and looting shops.”
Read more international reaction to Vancouver’s riots.
Police clashed with rioters last night as violence and looting spread across downtown Vancouver in the wake of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, a wind whipped up a small fire in Yaletown. Forty-five minutes later, it had destroyed almost every building in the 10-week-old city of Vancouver, and killed eight to 21 people.
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The number of homeless in Metro Vancouver has statistically stayed the same from the last time researchers did a one-day count four years ago, Metro Vancouver’s steering committee on homelessness said Tuesday.
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Smokers, the overweight and the sedentary will be the beneficiaries of a new $68.7 million program in B.C. to prevent chronic disease. Premier Christy Clark announced Tuesday that $24 million will be spent on family physicians who will work with high risk patients to create a plan to get healthy. As an incentive, 50,000 patients will be eligible for a subsidy of up to $50 to pay for a gym membership, physical activity program or personal nutrition program, Clark said at a news conference. Health authorities will receive $45 million to focus on preventive health measures. “Prevention has got to be the future of health care, if we’re going to sustain it,” Clark said. “We believe that this could save billions of dollars.” Children will be the beneficiaries of their parents’ healthier habits, Clark said.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/targets+smokers+overweight+sedentary+health+program/4832352/story.html#ixzz1NJEC93ab
Stephen Harper celebrated his first federal majority win late Monday night by downing what was left in a bottle of bubbly. Speaking with reporters Tuesday morning, Harper told how his staff “made me pop this Champagne” in one of the party’s hotel rooms. “After I said a few words, they passed me the Champagne and wanted me to guzzle it out of the bottle. And as some of you may know, I am not much of a drinker, but I did. However, they tricked me — there was only that much in it,” he said, motioning with his fingers close together. “So much for my wild side.”
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is framed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s glasses as he answers a question during the English language federal election debate in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 12, 2011.
Green party leader Elizabeth May won’t be silenced during Tuesday’s leadership debate, thanks to the age of digital technology.
The Vancouver Sun will broadcast across the country a live video chat with May as she watches the debate and responds in real time to the same questions asked of the other four leaders.
Canadians interested in hearing May’s responses can visit vancouversun.com at 4 p.m. PDT.
The decision was made after a consortium of television networks airing the debates stood firm on its decision to exclude May from the event. The consortium, which includes the CBC, CTV, Global and TVA, has said the reason was that the party does not have a seat in Parliament.
“We believe Elizabeth May should be participating in the leaders’ debate,” said Vancouver Sun editor-in-chief Patricia Graham. “Fortunately, technology will enable online viewers to see Ms. May watching the debate and listen to her comments throughout the program.”
Watch the Canadian federal leaders debate, and Ms May’s responses, today at 4pm PST/ 7pm EST here: http://www.vancouversun.com/
