After days of speculation, the Vancouver Canucks have finally announced John Tortorella as their head coach. At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis introduced Tortorella as the 17th head coach of the west…
Following the Vancouver Canucks’ early exit from the Western Conference Quarter Finals, the team has decided to part ways with head coach Alain Vigneault. The announcement was made by team President and General Manager Mike Gillis on Wednesday, May 22nd,…
The Government of Canada, Province of British Columbia, and TransLink released the finalized names of the stations along the progressing Evergreen Line. The contentious transit project has been subject to delays, funding issues and controversy; but now it’s clear that…
If you hadn’t already heard, Canada is phasing out the penny. Long maligned and ignored, the tiny bronze-coloured coin will no longer be distributed as of February 4th, 2013. Despite its impending doom, the penny won’t be disappearing any time…
Main Street-Science World is the oldest station serving SkyTrain. Opened in 1983 when the system was just a demo line prior to the start of Expo 86 (actual service didn’t begin until December 1985), TransLink has identified Main Street-Science World…
Almost halfway through what would’ve been the 2012-2013 season, the National Hockey League (NHL) released a statement today announcing the cancellation of games through January 14th, 2013. Since October 11th, 2012, some 625 games have been cut from the schedule…
Transit users in Metro Vancouver will be paying more to get around on buses, SkyTrain, SeaBus and the West Coast Express starting January 1st, 2013. TransLink is raising fares to cover costs for maintenance, operations, along with inflation. The last…
The first few weeks of the 2012-2013 regular season have been cancelled by the National Hockey League (NHL). 82 games between October 11th and October 24th, 2012 ended up being dropped due to the ongoing labour dispute between the NHL…
That might become reality if a bill proposed by two politicians in the United States House of Representatives makes its way through and becomes law. Rep. Joe Baca, D-California and Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Virginia want video game developers to make…
After the idiotic actions that occurred last night after game seven of the Stanley Cup final, the true spirit of Vancouver kicked into gear when many returned to help clean up the mess left behind. At the same time, Twitter,…