Upon learning his team will face Mexican powerhouse Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup, Vancouver FC president Rob Friend described the match as “David versus Goliath” at a Tuesday night watch party in Langley at the Camp Beer Co. Craft brewery. “Who would have thought, you know, three and a half, four years ago, […]
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The Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation on B.C.’s central coast is condemning what it calls an “egregious” misuse of its protected cultural symbol, after an Alberta-based oil advocate launched a campaign to rename the cancelled Northern Gateway pipeline the Spirit Bear Pipeline. In a statement released Dec. 2, the Nation’s elected chief and council, alongside Hereditary Chiefs,
A pair of Vancouver Island communities are among the most travelled this winter, based on lodging searches. Ucluelet – up 45 per cent – and Victoria – up 30 per cent – land fourth and sixth in a list of trending domestic destinations for Canadians, according to Expedia’s Winter Travel Outlook. PEI, Jasper and Kitchener
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The provincial curling spotlight is sliding back onto Esquimalt, with the Archie Browning Sports Centre set to host a packed week of championships that will send B.C.’s best to some of the sport’s biggest national stages. From Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, the Esquimalt Curling Club will become the hub for teams chasing berths at
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Every available fire truck in eastern Maple Ridge was called out to a garage fire in the rural Webster’s Corners neighbourhood Wednesday morning. Firefighters were deployed to a residential area in the 11300-block of 261 Street at about 10:30 a.m. to battle the fire. There was significant interface with the forest, but it had been
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