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Growing up in Vancouver, almost everyone knew a kid rumoured to have been blasted in the face by the blazing balls of a Roman candle.

Even the Brentwood Bay, B.C. man who put Don Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada figured he would get himself fired one day.

Photo @CoachsCornerDC Yesterday Sportsnet issued a statement apologizing for 85-year-old hockey commentator Don Cherry's anti-immigrant remarks that were broadcast on Hockey Night In Canada on Saturday.

Don Cherry and Ron McLean on Hockey Night in Canada. Photo @CoachsCornerDC Earlier today we published THIS opinion piece about Don Cherry's anti-immigrant rant on last night's episode of Hockey Night in Canada.

[UPDATE: Rogers Sportsnet has issued a response to Cherry's comments, shown in the tweet below] Statement from Sportsnet: pic.twitter.

Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley isn’t known for his rousing speeches at public events. But put a guitar in his hands and he will charm a crowd like the one on Thursday night at the Metrotown Hilton.

The City’s idea was that this system would push lots of previous short-term rental units back into Vancouver's long-term rental pool.

ArthurStock/Shutterstock Yesterday City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­staff presented the results of their first year of regulating short-term rentals to Council, who then heard from a number of speakers in regards to some bylaw amendments they had hoped to get appro

[UPDATE NOV 6: We're producing a t-shirt as an homage to fireworks, and fireworks pop-up stores, in Vancouver] FIREWORKS t-shirt, only available from V.I.A. Spent fireworks.

A rendering showing what the development might look like.