In a secret location in the back room of a building in Maple Ridge, the shutters are closed and the self-proclaimed Poppy Princesses are hard at work. Armed only with a coin counter, the women sit and count, for hours, the money coming in from the Royal Canadian Legion’s poppy campaign. Helen Sullivan, 86, has […]
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Vancouver Rise FC won the first match of the semifinals against the Ottawa Rapid on Tuesday (Nov. 4). The Rise FC hosted the Rapid FC in its first leg of the Northern Super League (NSL) playoffs at home at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Rise FC held possession 49 percent of the time and took 18
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When pre-season rolls around in the New Year, I want to be flying rather than getting into shape because we have so much to play for next season. The 2026 Canadian Premier League (CPL) kicks off in April, but for the first time at Vancouver FC we have qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup and
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BC Ferries won’t have to compensate a Nanoose Bay farm for late sailings and shoddy wi-fi, small claims court has ruled. According to a B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal filing, Francine Tracey, director of Ellesmere Farm Corporation, sought damages for “lack of internet … wasted time … and lost produce sales.” A decision on the case
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The judge in the trial of accused killer Nicholas Bellemare saw security camera footage of the moments just before and after the fatal shooting of RCMP Const. Rick O’Brien during Tuesday’s proceedings. Bellemare, charged with first degree murder in the death of the Ridge Meadows Mountie O’Brien, went on trial in Supreme Court in New
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