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PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK ANNOUNCED TODAY NEW INITIATIVES SHE SAYS WILL HELP THE ASIAN COMMUNITY INTEGRATE BETTER INTO B-C LIFE. EVOLUTION REPORTER JENNIFER FERGUSON HAS THE STORY. Clark Announcement

WHETHER YOU’RE A PLAYER OR A FAN, ITS CLEAR THAT THE CITY HAS THE STANLEY-CUP CRAZIES. ELLIE SHORTT TOOK A LITTLE TRIP DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER TO CHECK OUT THE BUZZ ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT CANUCKS … More →

EVEN THOUGH THE TELEVISED FEDERAL ELECTORIAL DEBATES WENT ON WITHOUT HER, EARLIER THIS WEEK GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY HELD A RALLY IN HOPES OF GETTING HER VOICE HEARD – – EVEN IF … More →

WHETHER IT’S BUNNIES OR EGGS, EASTER AND CHOCOLATES GO HAND-IN-HAND, AND WITH THIS COCO-CRAZY HOLIDAY JUST AROUND THE CORNER , ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN CANADIAN CHOCOLATE IS IN HIGH GEAR WITH PREPARATIONS. … More →

 LOCATED IN VANCOUVER’S DOWNTOWN HARBOUR, THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE HAS BEEN REBRANDED ‘THE VILLAGE ON FALSE CREEK.’ AND WITH IT’S NEW NAME COMES A NEW CHANCE FOR HOPE. EARLIER THIS WEEK REAL ESTATE MARKETER … More →

PRIME MINISTER STEVEN HARPER WAS IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEK PROMOTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC ACITON PLAN. AS REPORTER ELLIE SHORTT FOUND OUT, PRIME MINISTER HARPER FEELS THAT SUPPORTING LANDMARKS LIKE THE ICONIC WHITE … More →

Today on For The Record, Ellie Shortt speaks with Sue Rideout, the director and producer of a documentary airing tonight on CBC, about the changing face of the institution of marriage. Listen: shortt_ftr_marriage

Free and open internet access for students may be a thing of the past.  The CRTC’s decision to allow internet service providers to increase fees for usage is not sitting well with students at BCIT. Many of the programs offered … More →

The decision to increase internet costs for Canadians has been met with strong opposition, but local video stores see a benefit from implementing increased fees. The introduction of online sources such as Netflix has caused a decline in business for … More →

Vancouver-based video game studio, Propaganda Games, has been closed by its parent company Disney Interactive studios.  In a news release issued Wednesday, Disney Interactive Studios said “Disney Interactive Studios confirms the closure of its Vancouver-based internal game development studio, Propaganda … More →