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"Tonight at sunset, Muslims in British Columbia and around the world will mark the beginning of Ramadana holy month of fasting, prayer, and spiritual reflection."

Canada’s chief public health officer received her first dose of the vaccine. Due to a data delay, today’s B.C. case numbers are preliminary and may be adjusted once confirmed.

B.C. Premier John Horgan issued this statement in honour of Vaisakhi (also known as Baisakhi).

Surrey RCMP provided an update on an assault on a pregnant woman, and are investigating allegations of racist comments made toward a child.

Vancouver city council will hold a public hearing on a proposed measure to make it easier to build new social housing.

After an adolescent victim was assaulted, robbed, and forced to walk home naked on Vancouver Island, RCMP arrested a male teen suspect during a second, unrelated incident.

Dr. Bonnie Henry spoke today about B.C. being at a "very risky time" for case numbers, delays in vaccinations, variant cases, and vaccination queue jumpers. Also, one Chilliwack school has closed due to a cluster and Surrey has one community outbreak.

The Pacific Baroque Orchestra will give an online performance of J.S. Bach Concertos on January 27.

Vancouver Coastal Health has added three food and beverage establishments to its list of potential COVID-19 public exposure events.

Questions are being asked over social media about the potential punishment that could be meted out to an alleged COVID-19 vaccine queue jumper.

A national organization is seeking to find out what issues Canadian women have been facing in screen industries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

You know former Vancouver boys Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance as New York City-based Bob Moses, the duo that conquered the world with rapturously chilled-out EDM.

TransLink will replace elevators and escalators at six SkyTrain stations.

Dr. Bonnie Henry extended and expanded her health orders today. There are also six healthcare outbreaks, a new community outbreak at a worksite, and 30 schools, 12 flights, and three stores with new exposure events.

Health-care workers in Canada represent almost one in five cases of COVID-19, twice the global average.

Although many concerns around banning single-use plastic beverage containers are valid, ban proponents argue they aren’t insurmountableand the reasons to include them in a ban are compelling.

Chances are you’re already starting to hear the old chestnutsJingle Bells, Silver Bells, maybe a bit of Holly Jolly Christmasas we begin to celebrate an unusual holiday season. But just because you’re used to hearing the same handful of songs every year doesn’t mean those are the only or even best holiday songs out there. SiriusXM Canada

The Zolas leave little doubt where they chose to go with this song, which is loaded with references to oligarchs, vacant towers belonging to the well-financed, and young executives.

Pandemic or not, Vancouver will get just a little bit more beautiful next month.

A Vancouver councillor wants masks worn in civic facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Here's a look at the best of music in Vancouver in 2020.

The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation revealed the names of recipients of the VIVA Awards and the Max Wyman Awards.

Twenty-six years ago, the Payola$ reunited for a show at the Town Pump. At least the two main members, Bob Rock and Paul Hyde, did

Fraser Health's CEO joined Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix at today's B.C. COVID-19 held in Surrey. Cases have been confirmed at 17 schools, on nine flights, two stores, and a Downtown Eastside shelter facility, and there are five healthcare outbreaks.

On Friday (October 30), local blues-rock quartet Terminal Station is throwing a Facebook Live album-release party to celebrate how great Brotherhood is.

Cooking with weed can be difficult to perfect. But once you master the art of homemade butters and oils, making edibles is pretty straight forward.

The number of respiratory illnesses in B.C. could climb sharply as soon as next month, putting additional pressure on hospitals already treating people with the novel coronavirus.

Predictions have it that even after all the mail-in ballots are counted, the provincial NDP will have secured an historic election victory.

In a major blow to the local arts world, the Vancouver Recital Society has just announced that it is canceling the remainder of its 2020-21 concert season.

Several locations of a national tea chain will reopen under a new brand name.

The new Deepa Mehta film, Funny Boy, will represent Canada at the 2021 Oscars.

It’s as if the pandemic never happened. The real estate market continues to be a bright spot in B.C.

The Vancouver Podcast Festival has just announced that it will be returning for an "at-home" edition, happening online from November 18 to 22.

The Coalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls in B.C. released this open letter to three leaders of B.C. political parties.

Only four people wearing masks were visible at a Trump rally today.

Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam has a few tips for trick-or-treating without bringing home a case of COVID-19.

While mail-in and absentee provincial-election ballots have yet to be counted, education columnist Patti Bacchus has been pondering what the B.C. NDP’s big win means for public education.

Local hard-rock fans pining for the sound of raunchy guitars and the sight of skinny, tattooed frontmen causing a scene have reason to cheer up a bit.

An investigation report found that Cadillac Fairview broke privacy laws when it used facial recognition technology and collected five million images of shoppers at its malls, including in Metro Vancouver.

Tonight, Twitter was ablaze with reactions to tonight's B.C. political leaders' debate. Here are some of Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith's impressions.

Streaming free on YouTube, a Canadian filmmaker's documentary digs into the Trump administration's disastrous response to the pandemic.

Art Bergmann has spent a lifetime kicking ass with his punk-edged brand of rock 'n' roll, and from the sound of things he's not done yet.

Fans of classical piano music can enjoy some virtual performances starting tomorrow (October 14) and running through October 21.

Unfortunately, a popular seasonal light display in Metro Vancouver won’t be lighting up this year.

Case numbers are up and that's a concernbut there's also an explanation. Also, there were 21 schools added with exposure incidents or extended exposure dates, and 10 flights, two athletic clubs, two grocery stores, a taxi service, a worksite, and a lumber yard that have had confirmed cases.