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Indigenous basketball team creates sisterhood of leaders in the Downtown Eastside

It’s the middle of the third quarter and tensions are running high in Strathcona.

The Perch restaurant will bring fine dining to new AMS Nest at UBC

The restaurant is scheduled to open to the public in late July or early August, and will offer original dishes made with local ingredients.

FIFA scandal will not ruin the beautiful game

The Barcelona striker controlled the ball with a couple of quick touches from his left-foot, and then did something that no one—let alone Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng—...

Play it Forward social-media campaign promotes soccer as a way to end violence against women

The initiative will run from June 1 to July 5, and encourages the use of soccer to raise awareness and money to help end gender-based violence.

Tsleil-Waututh Nation's assessment could "delay or derail" Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

A new assessment released today by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation may have a significant legal impact on the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline.

TransLink CEO says sorry for 13-hour SkyTrain shutdown

TransLink CEO Doug Allen announced at midday that service on SkyTrain's Expo Line has been completely restored.

Vancouver Pride Society launches Trans Equality Now campaign to advocate for the rights of transgender and gender-variant people

A new campaign organized by the Vancouver Pride Society is hoping to advocate for the interests of transgender and gender-variant people across Canada.

Behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil's Varekai

Have you ever wondered how the world's most famous circus group gets ready for a show?

Cycling beats driving and riding transit in HUB's 2015 Share the Road commuter challenge

According to this year’s “Share the Road” challenge, cycling will get you downtown faster than driving or taking transit.

All-native soccer team gets ready to represent Canada at world’s first Indigenous Games

While Team Canada gets ready to take to the pitch at the FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer, another team—made up exclusively of indigenous women—is gearing up to represent the...