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Photos of Mona Wang after a January 2020 wellness check and a still from surveillance footage of Const. Lacy Browning pushing her head into the ground with a boot. (Submitted)

Kelowna Mountie to be sentenced for assault stemming from UBCO wellness check

Lacy Browning was charged with assault after a 2020 arrest on UBC Okanagan campus

Photos of Mona Wang after a January 2020 wellness check and a still from surveillance footage of Const. Lacy Browning pushing her head into the ground with a boot. (Submitted)
Displayed on the exterior of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is Tsleil-Waututh artist Olivia George’s “Bee Humble.” It’s part of the launch of the 2023 “Platforms: Nine Places for Seeing” public art project, which for the first time since it began in 2010 is showcasing all Indigenous artists. June is National Indigenous History Month. (Lauren Collins)

‘Sense of belonging’: Vancouver commissions 21 Indigenous artists for public art

2023 ‘Platforms’ initiative celebrates National Indigenous History Month

Displayed on the exterior of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is Tsleil-Waututh artist Olivia George’s “Bee Humble.” It’s part of the launch of the 2023 “Platforms: Nine Places for Seeing” public art project, which for the first time since it began in 2010 is showcasing all Indigenous artists. June is National Indigenous History Month. (Lauren Collins)
(left) Mike Malott celebrates with his coach, while Amanda Nunes embraces daughter Raegan Ann Nunes following their respective wins at UFC 289 in Vancouver on Saturday (June 10). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Canadian fighters sweep, legend Amanda Nunes retires after win at UFC 289 in Vancouver

UFC athletes from Canada go 6-0, female phenom Nunes hangs up her boots on Saturday night

(left) Mike Malott celebrates with his coach, while Amanda Nunes embraces daughter Raegan Ann Nunes following their respective wins at UFC 289 in Vancouver on Saturday (June 10). (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Chaotic scene’: Vancouver police say 2 injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

Police believe the shooting was targeted but are asking anyone with information to come forward

Police in Vancouver say at least two people were sent to hospital after a shooting in the city’s Downtown Eastside. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A woman places one of 215 pairs of children’s shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery as a memorial to the 215 children whose remains have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver brings temporary residential schools memorial to a close after 2 years

City plans to ‘reactivate’ the plaza, including supporting Indigenous weekend markets

A woman places one of 215 pairs of children’s shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery as a memorial to the 215 children whose remains have been found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, May 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Chinese Canadian Museum is getting a $5.18 million boost from the federal government, through its economic development branch PacifiCan. The funding, announced May 23, 2023, to help with the building and space renewal at its new, permanent location at the historic Wing Sang Building at 51 East Pender St. in Vancouver’s Chinatown. (Chinese Canadian Museum)

Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver gets $5.18M from feds

Located at the historic Wing Sang Building, it’s set to open its doors July 1

The Chinese Canadian Museum is getting a $5.18 million boost from the federal government, through its economic development branch PacifiCan. The funding, announced May 23, 2023, to help with the building and space renewal at its new, permanent location at the historic Wing Sang Building at 51 East Pender St. in Vancouver’s Chinatown. (Chinese Canadian Museum)
A man carrying a flag leads a group of people walking in Chinatown in Vancouver, on Friday, May 12, 2023. The provincial government has given the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation a $2.2 million grant to support the revitalization of the neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver Chinatown gets $2.2-million grant to revitalize historic neighbourhood

Funding will go toward renewing historic storefronts, as well as adding infrastructure and lighting

A man carrying a flag leads a group of people walking in Chinatown in Vancouver, on Friday, May 12, 2023. The provincial government has given the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation a $2.2 million grant to support the revitalization of the neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The steam clock is seen in historic Gastown, in downtown Vancouver Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Vancouver city council plans to make its historic Gastown neighbourhood more pedestrian-friendly by eliminating car traffic on its main thoroughfare. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Vancouver city council plans pilot project to test car-free Gastown for pedestrians

If adopted, Water Street could be closed to weekend car traffic as early as this summer

The steam clock is seen in historic Gastown, in downtown Vancouver Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Vancouver city council plans to make its historic Gastown neighbourhood more pedestrian-friendly by eliminating car traffic on its main thoroughfare. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Cargo containers are unloaded from the Maersk Stockholm ship with gantry cranes while docked at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says overall cargo volumes fell by three per cent last year, as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver port traffic dips in 2022, hinting at economic slowdown to come

Despite decrease, port authority CEO stressed that more capacity is ‘desperately needed’

Cargo containers are unloaded from the Maersk Stockholm ship with gantry cranes while docked at port, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says overall cargo volumes fell by three per cent last year, as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A rendering of the new PNE Amphitheatre, which is expected to be complete by 2026 and hold up to 10,000 people. (Revery Architecture)

Design of new PNE Amphitheatre revealed, with opening expected by 2026

PNE says sponsors will be able to bid for naming rights

A rendering of the new PNE Amphitheatre, which is expected to be complete by 2026 and hold up to 10,000 people. (Revery Architecture)
Fireworks explode behind the downtown Vancouver skyline as a pyrotechnic team from Croatia closes out the final night of the Honda Celebration of Light, in Vancouver, on Saturday August 3, 2019. The three competing countries for 2023 were announced on April 24, and include Australia, Mexico and the Philippines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

3 competing countries announced for Vancouver’s 2023 Celebration of Light

Fireworks set to return to English Bay on July 22, 26 and 29

Fireworks explode behind the downtown Vancouver skyline as a pyrotechnic team from Croatia closes out the final night of the Honda Celebration of Light, in Vancouver, on Saturday August 3, 2019. The three competing countries for 2023 were announced on April 24, and include Australia, Mexico and the Philippines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Protesters hold banners with a photograph of Myles Gray, who died following a confrontation with several police officers in 2015, before the start of a coroner’s inquest into his death, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, April 17, 2023. A Vancouver police officer has described efforts to resuscitate Gray at the inquest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver officer testifies about efforts to resuscitate Myles Gray after beating

Beating left Gray with fractured eye socket, nose and rib, crushed voice box and ruptured testicles

Protesters hold banners with a photograph of Myles Gray, who died following a confrontation with several police officers in 2015, before the start of a coroner’s inquest into his death, in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, April 17, 2023. A Vancouver police officer has described efforts to resuscitate Gray at the inquest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Andrew Sanchez, left, kicks Marc-Andre Barriault as they fight in the middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night in Ottawa on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Six Canadians, including middleweight Barriault have been added to the June 10 UFC 289 card at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

UFC president Dana White delighted to return to Canada with UFC 289

Count Dana White among those happy to see the UFC return to…

Andrew Sanchez, left, kicks Marc-Andre Barriault as they fight in the middleweight bout during UFC Fight Night in Ottawa on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Six Canadians, including middleweight Barriault have been added to the June 10 UFC 289 card at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The Vancouver park board is looking create a policy around “appropriate” swimwear in public pool facilities. (Black Press Media)

Vancouver park board looks to create ‘appropriate’ swimwear policy for pools

Report says it’s defined as what’s acceptable in a family, public setting and ‘appropriate coverage of genitals’

The Vancouver park board is looking create a policy around “appropriate” swimwear in public pool facilities. (Black Press Media)
Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)

First Vancouver police officer testifies in death of Myles Gray

Const. Sahota said she feared for her life, but admitted she had no, or little, mental health training

Myles Gray died on Aug. 13, 2015 following a clash with seven Vancouver police officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. A coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of his death begins April 17, 2023. (Photo: Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)
An Air Canada Express aircraft on approach to land at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., travels past construction cranes at the Oakridge Centre mall redevelopment in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Officials with Vancouver International Airport are promising new real-time weather monitoring equipment, gate protocols and better communication after releasing a review of the travel chaos caused by snow last December. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver airport promising improvements following Christmas season travel mess

Report: two dozen aircraft with passengers aboard waited up to 11 hours on the tarmac

An Air Canada Express aircraft on approach to land at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., travels past construction cranes at the Oakridge Centre mall redevelopment in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Officials with Vancouver International Airport are promising new real-time weather monitoring equipment, gate protocols and better communication after releasing a review of the travel chaos caused by snow last December. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A protester holds a sign that reads, “Help test our dope before we go up in smoke.” People marched along Powell Street toward Main Street in Vancouver on April 14, 2023 during an event marking the seventh anniversary of the toxic drug deaths in B.C. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)

‘Without a regulated supply, everyone just dies’: Parade marks 7th year of toxic drug crisis

Hundreds take to the streets on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside calling for a regulated supply

A protester holds a sign that reads, “Help test our dope before we go up in smoke.” People marched along Powell Street toward Main Street in Vancouver on April 14, 2023 during an event marking the seventh anniversary of the toxic drug deaths in B.C. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)
Vancouver police officers surround a tent with a person still inside as city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

City of Vancouver says safety up, overdoses and attacks down, after tent camp removal

Vancouver Fire and Rescue received 27 fewer overdose-related calls during the week of the sweep

Vancouver police officers surround a tent with a person still inside as city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is recommending the public stay away from a Vancouver park following increased coyote activity in the neighbourhood. (Pixabay)

Coyotes reportedly biting dogs, following people in Vancouver

BC Conservation Officer Service says to avoid area due to the increased activity, will monitor

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is recommending the public stay away from a Vancouver park following increased coyote activity in the neighbourhood. (Pixabay)
Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. A woman who survived a fatal fire at the downtown Vancouver rooming hotel has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the building’s owner, the non-profit organization that operated the residence, and the city’s fire department. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit

Building’s owner, operator of the residence and the Vancouver fire department targetted

Debris falls to the ground as demolition resumes on the Winters Hotel after a body was found in the single room occupancy (SRO) building, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 22, 2022. A woman who survived a fatal fire at the downtown Vancouver rooming hotel has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the building’s owner, the non-profit organization that operated the residence, and the city’s fire department. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck