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This Canadian soccer great learned to play in the backyard of his family's East Vancouver home

This Canadian soccer great learned to play in the backyard of his family's East Vancouver home

Dale Mitchell signed to the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1977
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Check out this beautiful photo of Vancouver at night 110 years ago

Check out this beautiful photo of Vancouver at night 110 years ago

The moon illuminates the sea next to the city, while the suburban grid is almost uniform throughout the city.
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Time Traveller: Tipperary Tea Garden satisfies day trippers in Capilano Canyon

Time Traveller: Tipperary Tea Garden satisfies day trippers in Capilano Canyon

Opened in the mid-1910s, this popular spot provided refreshments for people visiting the great outdoors in North Vancouver
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World War I-era howitzer found buried at Vancouver fair grounds

World War I-era howitzer found buried at Vancouver fair grounds

The PNE grounds have been used for a lot of things over the years, and artillery storage appears to have been one purpose
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Richmond

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Richmond

Richmond's main island is famously named after a travelling showgirl.
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Library book 64 years overdue returned to Vancouver university

Library book 64 years overdue returned to Vancouver university

Keeping the book may have saved his life.
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5 things you (probably) didn't know were banned at one point in Metro Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know were banned at one point in Metro Vancouver

From mixed-martial arts fights to women wrestling, these things were once (temporarily) banned.
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First-ever Pakistani Winter Olympian was greatest underdog story of Vancouver 2010 games

First-ever Pakistani Winter Olympian was greatest underdog story of Vancouver 2010 games

His childhood skis and Olympic uniform are on display in Vancouver - and their journey here was incredible.
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Headlines from the past: Could Hollywood help save a part of Port Moody's heritage?

Headlines from the past: Could Hollywood help save a part of Port Moody's heritage?

In 1997, a pair of Port Moody councillors looked to Hollywood as a way to save the city's old Ioco townsite, pitching it as a set for film and TV productions
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The top 5 strangest artifacts in the BC Sports Hall of Fame collection

The top 5 strangest artifacts in the BC Sports Hall of Fame collection

What the heck is that?
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