Digital reporter at metronews.ca/vancouver.
Do or do not, there is no try when LEGO masters decide to build an eight-foot statue of Yoda. People of all ages are invited to help construct the Star Wars Jedi Master this long weekend to celebrate the one-year … Continue Reading
They’re boneless, brainless, heartless, and dangerous. They poop through their mouths, and they’re doing it while on display right now at an aquarium near you. The Jelly Invasion exhibit made its debut Thursday at the Vancouver Aquarium, featuring more than … Continue Reading
A $2,500 hand surgery, an encounter with a bear, and a trip to Vancouver Island: Those are just some of the stories a Port Coquitlam, B.C. teen returned with after spending three weeks on the lam. Sixteen-year-old Dominic De Lagiraudais … Continue Reading
After finally pulling off what he couldn’t quite in 2011, star NDP candidate David Eby has earned a new nickname from political pundits: David the Giant Killer. In a victory that will come as small comfort to NDP supporters, Eby … Continue Reading
Imagine yourself in a dark, enclosed tub filled with nearly a foot of water with more than 400 kilograms of Epsom salts dissolved in it, a solution so dense that you float in it effortlessly — in the nude. The … Continue Reading
Transit drivers have the most stressful job in the province, according to WorkSafeBC. Transportation employees, who include cabbies, have filed 199 mental stress claims since compensation was extended last July to those who develop mental disorders as a result of … Continue Reading
When it comes to filling out online opinion surveys, respondents — particularly young ones — just can’t seem to help themselves from ticking ‘Yes’ when asked whether they intend to vote, even if it’s not necessarily true. That was the … Continue Reading
University of Victoria political science professor emeritus Norman Ruff has been analyzing B.C. politics since 1969 and on Monday told Metro that at after seeing so many elections come and go nothing could shock him any more. But that was … Continue Reading
Pump up your bike tires and round up your reusable bags — Vancouver’s two most popular summer farmers markets return this weekend to Trout Lake Park and Kitsilano. In addition to the usual bounty of organic veggies and artisan eats, … Continue Reading
Deputy B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver tore into the B.C. Liberals’ claim Thursday that the liquid natural gas industry could generate up to $100 billion for provincial coffers and create more than 100,000 jobs over the next 30 years. … Continue Reading
