March 29, 2024

5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Caribbean

Put down that umbrella drink. We've rounded up five totally unique activities you're missing out on in the Caribbean, from swimming with pigs to submarine tours. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Mayor wants to know where offender is living

It's been a week since a convicted child sex tourist was released on several conditions from police custody, but we still don't know where he's living. Christopher Neil was arrested after he flew in from Thailand, where he served time for sex assault, though he has not been charged with anything in Canada. A judge later released him on strict … [Read more...]

Vancouver School Board wants to know why student numbers dropping

In the wake of a larger than expected drop in students in the district, the Vancouver School Board is looking into ways of tracking enrolment. The board expected enrolment to drop by about 500 students this year. Instead, preliminary numbers indicate it could be over 700. Chair Patti Bacchus says the board is now looking into ways to track that … [Read more...]

10 Things to Know Before You Go to Japan

There are infinite reasons to book it to Japan, whether its Japanese food, cherry blossom season, or skiing in winter. But before you get there, you'll want to take note of these ten essentials. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Do you know someone who is homeless?

A new survey finds nearly one-quarter of Metro Vancouver residents know someone who is, or has recently been homeless. The survey for the regional government is being released just ahead of the annual "Homelessness Action Week". Metro Vancouver's Alice Sundberg says it also shows people are not satisfied with the rate of progress in addressing the … [Read more...]

BCCLA wants to make sure people know issues around HIV testing

As health officials encourage more HIV testing, the BC Civil Liberties Association wants to make sure people know their privacy rights. Local health authorities have been pushing a new campaign to have more people get tested in a bid to get rid of the disease. "While we absolutely support increased access to testing and treatment – like, who … [Read more...]

The leader of the BC Conservatives wants to know why the PST bill took so long

The leader of the BC Conservative party is welcoming the new improved PST but is wondering, what took so long?   John Cummins says the changes to the PST announced by the government are good but really just minor improvements, and the process as a whole isn't rocket science.    He said "They will be able to file electronically … [Read more...]

Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE user guide slips out, tells you what you already know

Whether or not Sprint's version of HTC's One X is indeed shipping on May 18th remains to be seen, but one thing's for sure: it'll almost definitely hit store shelves prior to Sprint's LTE network going live. Following the Galaxy Nexus' footsteps in that regard, the EVO 4G LTE seems to have no shame in its game, and the 219 page user manual has … [Read more...]

Just so you’ll know who to blame for the terrible commute

A train derailment in Surrey shut down two lanes on scott road Monday night. Southern Railway of BC President Frank Butzelaar explained the extent of the mess, "The train consisted of five locomotives and fifty railcars, and we have two locomotives that derailed and one boxcar." No people were injured in the derailment and Butzelaar says no … [Read more...]

Researchers want to know how texting affects our writing

Is text messaging ruining the English language? Researchers at Simon Fraser University are trying to figure how technology influences our writing habits. Professor Christian Guilbault says the Text4Science project has collected more than 8,000 messages. Guilbault says his team is at how Canadians are adapting their language as they text. And he's … [Read more...]