15 h. ago Canada routs Australia in Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal, New Zealand up next

BRISTOL — Alysha Corrigan scored two tries in a dominant first half and Canada routed Australia 46-5 in Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal action Saturday. Asia Hogan-Rochester opened the scoring with a try in the second minute, and the second-ranked Canadians dominated No. 7 Australia on both sides of the ball from there. Captain Sophie […]

Sport

17 h. ago This Day in History: Great fire of 1898 destroys downtown New Westminster

At times, the fierce beating of the heat created air waves on the cathedral chimes, which caused them to emit a weird, sad sound, wrote one Vancouver newspaper

Events

7 d. ago This Day in History, 1951: Proponents pitch a giant dam and freshwater lake at Second Narrows

Several proposals were made to build a dam across Burrard Inlet, which would have created a fresh water lake by Port Moody

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2 w. ago Vancouver man charged with assaulting transit police officer has long history of violence

A Vancouver man with a long history of violence has now also been charged assaulting a police officer during an altercation at Waterfront Station.

Events

2 w. ago This Day in History, 1978: Heart rocks a record crowd at Empire Stadium — with noise complaints

More than 44,000 people turned out for Summer Sunday, an all-day concert featuring Heart, the Little River Band, Bob Welch and Nick Gilder

Sport

2 w. ago CUPE : A message to our passengers from Henly Larden, Air Canada flight attendant & VP of CUPE 4094

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The past weeks will go down in history for airline workers in Canada. 10,000 flight attendants stood up to Canada’s federal government and one of the largest companies in the country to end unpaid work. Because of our collective courage in standing up to their intimidation, we made important strides. But […]

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2 w. ago Startup women’s leagues on the rise, fueled by popularity of women’s sports. But will they last?

When Justine Siegal and Keith Stein envisioned the United States’ first professional women’s baseball league in 70 years, they wanted to do it right. So they examined the blueprints of successful women’s leagues and studied the pitfalls that caused promising ventures to fail. Their research helped shape the Women’s Professional Baseball League, launching next year, […]

Sport

2 w. ago Canada’s Victoria Mboko loses to Barbora Krejcikova in first round of U.S. Open

Canada’s Victoria Mboko’s U.S. Open debut ended early with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia in a women’s first-round singles match Monday. Mboko was playing her first match since claiming the National Bank Open title in Montreal earlier this month. The rising star from Toronto, who turns 19 on Tuesday, arrived at […]

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3 w. ago This Day in History, 1945: Canada's most historic train engine comes home

Canadian Pacific Railway Engine 374 brought the first transcontinental passenger train to the City of Vancouver from Montreal

Transport

3 w. ago Search of Manitoba landfill for women’s remains cost $18M, less than expected: Kinew

The Manitoba government says the landfill search that succeeded in finding the remains of two slain First Nations women cost $18 million.

Economics

3 w. ago PWHL Vancouver: Coach Brian Idalski’s history includes Hammer time

A stint with former Flyers tough guy Dave Schultz as his coach is just a small part of the story for the bench boss of the PWHL expansion team

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3 w. ago PWHL Vancouver: Coach Brian Idalski may have hockey’s most unique resume

He played in the minors for Dave (The Hammer) Schultz, was bench boss at North Dakota when the program folded and coached China at the Olympics and women's pro in a Russian league

Sport

3 w. ago She’s Got Next: Founders rally in Vancouver behind historic firsts in women’s sports

UBC alum Julie Smulders and co-founder Jill Tracy say Canada is at a tipping point, as powerhouse leaders gather in Vancouver to back women’s sports

Sport

4 w. ago This Day in History, 1947: 'Bellicose and irrepressible' mayor Gerry McGeer dies in office

Someone once said the eloquent Gerry McGeer suffered from “inflammation of the vowels”.

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