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Esther Rausenberg takes helm at Vancouver’s Eastside Culture Crawl
Vancouver artist Esther Rausenberg is taking the helm of the Eastside Culture Crawl, an annual festival that gives people a glimpse inside local visual-arts studios. Rausenberg...
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Tom Cone honoured with theatre festival at Capilano University
Vancouver theatre artist Tom Cone is being honoured with a festival of original plays created by students at Capilano University. Sacred Space: The Tom Cone Festival of New Plays...
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Vancouver asked to honour sculptor behind giant metal crab with plaque
The giant metal crab sculpture outside the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre is regarded as one of Vancouver’s iconic works of public art. But one fan of the sculpture believes more...
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Emily Carr University and CUPE Local 15 reach tentative deal
CUPE Local 15 and Emily Carr University of Art + Design have reached a tentative deal for support-staff workers at the public postsecondary institution. The proposed agreement...
Provincial Election »
B.C. NDP unveils financial details of election platform
The B.C. NDP has proposed increasing taxes, running a deficit, and reallocating spending as part of a financial plan that will form the foundation of its election platform....
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Vancouver school board faces $7.91 million budget shortfall
The Vancouver school board is considering a range of cost-cutting measures as it seeks to eliminate a projected operating-budget shortfall of $7.91 million for 2013-2014. A new...
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Vancouver musician Andrew Dawes receives GG performing arts award
Acclaimed Vancouver violinist Andrew Dawes is being honoured for his musical accomplishments with a Governor General’s award. Dawes is among six Canadians who are receiving the...
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Greg Kramer, versatile Canadian artist with Vancouver roots, has died
The arts community is mourning the loss of Greg Kramer, a United Kingdom-born writer, director, and performer who called Vancouver home in the early days of his career. Kramer,...
Provincial Election »
Surrey complains to B.C. political parties about financial plight of municipalities
The City of Surrey wants the province’s main political parties to explain how they would address the growing financial pressure facing local governments. Municipalities have...
Straight Talk »
B.C. government and Mayors’ Council team up to solve transit woes
A new partnership has been formed in an effort to determine how to fund future improvements to public transit in Metro Vancouver. The B.C. government and the Mayors’ Council on...

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