Top 24 Under 24: Local engineer aims to robo-sail across Atlantic
Whether trying to sail a robotic boat across the Atlantic or serving in the Norwegian Coast Guard, Kristoffer Vik Hansen has a passion for the high seas.
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Top 24 Under 24: ‘Supernatural’ actress hopes to inspire girls
Recently turned 23, New Image College of Fine Arts graduate Mary Galloway has played lead actress in two feature films, as well as a coveted part in the hit U.S. series Supernatural.
Top 24 Under 24: Vancouver’s young Indiana Jones has global ambitions
At the tender age of 20, Vancouver archeology student Matthew Go has already discovered a 1,200-year-old priestess tomb, excavated roughly 30 skeletons, and hopes to one day help bring closure for victims of international mass killings.
Top 24 Under 24: Children’s hospice volunteer embodies community spirit
Salina Dharamsi epitomizes the volunteer spirit in her quest to help children. For eight years, the 22-year-old has been a friend to kids at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, taught nutrition in the Downtown Eastside and tutored youth with learning disabilities.
Repaving Vancouver street draws residents’ ire
It’s barely been a decade since city crews ripped up West 37th Ave, a quiet residential street near Queen Elizabeth Park, for sewer work. So when “no parking” signs went up last Wednesday evening warning cars would be towed for street repaving at 6 a.m. the next morning, some residents were skeptical.
Standoff ends with assault suspect’s arrest
Police used a battering ram to force their way into a Downtown Eastside rooming house suite Monday after an assault suspect barricaded himself into his room, ending an eight-hour standoff.
Privacy watchdog coalition slams surveillance
The “largest-ever pro-privacy coalition in Canadian history” launched in B.C. Thursday, amidst revelations the country’s electronic spy agency hacked into Brazil’s federal mining department and shared the intelligence with national energy interests.
UN envoy hears aboriginal concerns
First Nations fighting the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline are “hopeful” their voice was heard after a meeting with a high-level United Nations official Thursday.
Outrage at UBC renewed as racist chant alleged
As the University of B.C. is set to reveal its findings Wednesday about the use of an infamous rape chant, new allegations have surfaced that students also shouted a chant that mocked aboriginals during FROSH week activities.
NHL player faces illegal grizzly hunting accusation
B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service is investigating allegations that NHL player Clayton Stoner hunted a grizzly bear illegally.
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