Metro Vancouver explores 'diesel deleting' emission goals
WEB6 days ago · Metro Vancouver explores alternative means to reduce medium and heavy truck emissions; zero-emission battery-electric trucks not viable option to meet climate change goals. Metro Vancouver Regional District’s air quality department says there is “growing evidence” B.C. truck drivers are “tampering” with emission controls on their ...
Canucks Hockey - Vancouver Is Awesome
WEB6 days ago · Daily reporting and analysis on the Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team
Mountain Mentors: Women & Gender-Diverse in BC's Backcountry ...
WEB5 days ago · Mountain Mentors have created one-to-one mentorship programs for women and gender-diverse individuals to make the backcountry a safe space for all. “We provide one-to-one mentorship through a very extensive pairing process. We have three cohorts; in the winter we have ski touring and split boarding, and in the summer, we have a climbing ...
Stolen VPD police SUV drives near children at playground
WEB4 days ago · 00:01:31. One person has been arrested at a Vancouver park after allegedly stealing a police vehicle and driving erratically near a playground. In a video shared with Glacier Media, a Vancouver Police Department (VPD) cruiser can be seen driving in circles on Sunday, Oct. 6, around 11 a.m. Robert Farr was walking his dog around Templeton …
Verdugo's go-ahead single and acrobatic catch lift Yankees over …
WEB4 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday night in their AL Divisio
Victoria residents watch pod of orcas swim into harbour
WEB6 days ago · Video: Killer whales visit Victoria's Inner Harbour. People out for a walk Oct. 3 around Victoria's Inner Harbour got a surprise visit from a pod of orcas just before sunset. Cathy Potter walks along the Songhees Walkway every day and always keeps her eyes peeled for wildlife. “There’s always seals, otters and herons,” she says.
Poll: How will the Vancouver Canucks to do this season?
WEB4 days ago · After an amazing 2023-24 season, there seems to be a bit more hometown hope for the Vancouver Canucks. Finishing sixth in the league last year was a bit of a surprise to many, especially the majority of local fans who, before the season started, figured the team would just barely make the playoffs if that.. This year's success has set …
Rhetoric escalating in election-campaign class-warfare
WEB5 days ago · The philosophical gap between the major parties is more pronounced since the middling BC United camp gave up in August and ceded to the Conservative Party of B.C. The rhetoric has escalated accordingly. This week it touched on a prominent billionaire who quickly became a symbolic representative of the haves, as opposed to the have-nots.
Canucks trade Poolman for Brannstrom to avoid LTIR, waive …
WEB4 days ago · On Sunday, Allvin sent Poolman and a fourth-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Erik Brannstrom, while retaining $500,000 of Poolman's $2.5 million cap hit. Brannstrom was immediately placed on waivers for assignment to the AHL. It's entirely possible that Brannstrom — a smooth-skating, puck-moving defenceman …
Roughriders edge Elks 28-24, clinch playoff berth
WEB4 days ago · THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson. EDMONTON — Trevor Harris passed for 358 yards and two touchdowns as the Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched a post-season berth with a 28-24 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. It was the third win in a row for Saskatchewan (8-7-1) which had missed out on the CFL playoffs the two …