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The city that is home to almost a quarter of all poor children in B.C. may be getting a big helping hand, as a result of the province’s first targeted poverty-reduction strategy.

Students’ opinions on emergency preparedness at the college were divided as they weighed in on the deliberate arson attack at Langara on Monday. 

Gun violence is one of the world’s most pressing public health issues, causing avoidable injuries, death, hardship and horror, according to a Vancouver physician.

An email written by the man charged with the arson attacks at Langara College seemed to indicate the incendiary devices detonated on campus were directed at a chemistry instructor and the one member of the college’s administration.

Vancouverites could see rental-only zones recommended later this year to the City of Vancouver in efforts to provide minimum wage-earning citizens with a chance to enter the rental market, according to the Vancouver mayor. 

On the heels of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary’s most successful ultimate frisbee season, the new team has big cleats to fill.

While the recent purchase of the Vancouver Warriors has been good for the team, reactions by fans have been mixed.

Metro Vancouver drivers seem either dismayed by or resigned to the new reality as the price of gas goes up thanks to British Columbia’s annual increase in the carbon tax.

Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May promised, if elected, that her party would rely less on fossil fuels, and focus more on natural energy sources like solar panels in the city to increase municipal sustainability.

A wildfire in the Upper Squamish Valley had grown to 15 hectares in size by Tuesday evening, according to the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.