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Four onlookers jockey for a better view. Shoulder-propped kids enjoy a clear view of the parade. A homeless woman scavenges for discarded bottles and food scraps after the parade.

Vancouverites and their picket signs were out again in full force this morning to demonstrate against the Harper government’s decision to extend Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan through December 2011. The decision proved controversial and largely unpopular, with an estimated…

Visitors to the Central branch of the Vancouver Public Library were treated Saturday to a one hour performance featuring the twelve-member Touch of Brass Ensemble. Musicians were staggered at different levels in the building’s landmark seven-storey atrium, filling the space…