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Remembrance: Young Indigenous soldier fought at Vimy Ridge

Remembrance: Young Indigenous soldier fought at Vimy Ridge

Private Edward Williams was perhaps only 15 when he signed up to fight in the "Great War."
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

It's really cool. Like actually cold. Freezing, in point of fact.
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Here's why some Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­streets have random patches of historic brick

Here's why some Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­streets have random patches of historic brick

Some roads show remnants of the past.
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This Strathcona microbrewery has a long history with Vancouver’s live music scene

This Strathcona microbrewery has a long history with Vancouver’s live music scene

The former site of the oldest jazz club in East Vancouver, Hastings Mill Brewing contains local live music history within the walls of its microbrewery
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Why are there glass tiles embedded in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­streets?

Why are there glass tiles embedded in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­streets?

A window into the home of the mole people? Not quite.
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Here's where Vancouver's top architecture firm of the 20th century once set up shop

Here's where Vancouver's top architecture firm of the 20th century once set up shop

The building, purpose-built in 1941, is long gone from the location.
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5 creepy things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver

5 creepy things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver

Murders, hauntings and death have a solid place in Vancouver's history.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The Stanley Park Pavilion in 1912 and 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The Stanley Park Pavilion in 1912 and 2020

The Pavilion is Stanley Park's oldest structure.
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Back when a DIY toothbrush-knife at a Burnaby prison sparked the biggest breakout in B.C. history

Back when a DIY toothbrush-knife at a Burnaby prison sparked the biggest breakout in B.C. history

Thirteen prisoners doing time for everything from robbery to murder broke out of Oakalla prison in the wee hours of New Year's Day 1988. Three were caught the same day having drinks at a New Westminster pub.
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8 spooky photos show what Halloween looked like in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­more than 70 years ago

8 spooky photos show what Halloween looked like in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­more than 70 years ago

The spookiness comes from how creepy some of the masks look.
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