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Cosplay props and convention safety

May 30, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Cosplay props and convention safety

This is not a topic I’d thought I would ever have to think about, much less write about, but the recent incident in Phoenix, Arizona has changed that. On Thursday, May 25th, police arrested a man who had entered the Phoenix …

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Local

Hotel Vancouver ghost nothing more than red tarp

May 27, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Hotel Vancouver ghost nothing more than red tarp

Earlier today, the Vancouver Sun ran a story about a ghost sighting in one of the city’s storied landmarks: the Hotel Vancouver’s Lady in Red. An elevator mechanic, Graham Scott, working on another building a block away, supposedly captured an …

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Manga

Fairy Tail manga to end with volume 63

May 20, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Fairy Tail manga to end with volume 63

With volume 61 being released in Japan on May 17th, 2017, Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima revealed that there are just two more books coming to wrap up his manga series. Once Fairy Tail finishes, Mashima said he is ready to work …

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Manga

Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 6, 2017

April 30, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 6, 2017

The first Saturday of May is Free Comic Book Day. On Saturday, May 6th, head on over to your favourite comic store and choose from a selection of popular series — all free! This year, there are a couple of manga …

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Hockey

Travis Green to coach the Vancouver Canucks

April 26, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Travis Green to coach the Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks named Travis Green as their 19th head coach at a press conference Wednesday morning. Green joins the Canucks from the Utica Comets, the club’s AHL farm team, where he also served as head coach. Under Green’s leadership, …

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Local, Videos

Cougars sneak into Port Moody Millennium Line station

April 23, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Cougars sneak into Port Moody Millennium Line station

While TransLink usually deals with human fare evaders, two cougars managed to bypass security and wander the tracks on the Evergreen extension of the Millennium Line on Friday morning. In the security footage below, TransLink stated in their Facebook post …

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In Pictures

Photos from Sakura-Con 2017

April 20, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Photos from Sakura-Con 2017

This past Easter weekend, Sakura-Con held its 20th anniversary of celebrating anime, manga and Japanese culture in the heart of Seattle. Many of the attendees this year came in cosplay, showing off their colourful, eye-catching outfits. If you couldn’t make …

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Hockey

Desjardins released as Canucks coach

April 10, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Desjardins released as Canucks coach

Following one of the Vancouver Canucks’ worst seasons, the team announced this morning that Willie Desjardins would no longer be coaching the team. Also let go were assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn. General Manager Jim Benning made the …

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Gaming

Return to Hyrule with the Zelda Symphony in 2017

March 30, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Return to Hyrule with the Zelda Symphony in 2017

Vancouver Zelda fans, get ready for another musical adventure with The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. The popular concert is back again and touring more cities across Canada, the United States and Europe for 2017. Enjoy an evening of …

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Local

Welcome spring with Sakura Days Japan Fair 2017

March 29, 2017 Frederick Linsmeyer
Welcome spring with Sakura Days Japan Fair 2017

After a long, cold and snowy winter, the bright pink blossoms of spring are just around the corner with the Sakura Days Japan Festival. Returning to VanDusen Botanical Gardens, this two-event celebrates everything Japanese in a fun festival atmosphere. Spend the weekend with …

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