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Vancouver band Queer As Funk celebrates 10 years of music for the queer community

Vancouver band Queer As Funk is celebrating its 10th anniversary amid weekend Pride celebrations in the city. "We feel very lucky that our band has been...

How this Vancouver Island lake won the title of B.C.'s best lake

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed...

Striking hotel workers demand wages meet cost of living in Metro Vancouver

Around 200 hotel workers including room attendants, servers and front desk agents are nearing two months on strike in Richmond, B.C., demanding wages to keep up with...

Trans-Canada Highway reopens between Golden and Revelstoke following 'vehicle incident'

CalgaryTravellers were stranded both east and westbound as a 145-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed between Golden and Revelstoke, B.C., Saturday afternoon and...

This Pride anthem was written in Vancouver — inspired by a local landmark

It's one of the few songs everyone knows, and we all know it from the strong brass right off the top.Y.M.C.A by The Village People...

Queer literature takes centre stage at new East Vancouver bookstore

Nena Rawdah has started a new chapter in her life.After owning a bookstore south of the border for a decade, Rawdah has relocated to Vancouver and opened...

B.C. port strike ends as workers vote to accept new deal

Port workers in British Columbia have accepted a new tentative deal with their employers, bringing an end to a tumultuous, weeks-long labour dispute that has paralyzed industries and...

B.C. fans to Taylor Swift: Why you gotta be so mean?

Taylor Swift fans across the country rejoiced on Thursday when their wildest dreams came true with the announcement of six Canadian concert dates for the...

TransLink vending machines serve up new food options for commuters — including sushi

Hungry commuters in the Lower Mainland will have quick new food options in the near future, with vending machines set up at transit centres that...

Vancouver vigil calls on Manitoba government to search Winnipeg Landfill

1 hour agoNewsDuration 1:55Hundreds gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday to call on the Manitoba government to search a landfill outside of Winnipeg, where...

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