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112-year-old heritage mansion hits Vancouver's real estate market for $19.8 million

112-year-old heritage mansion hits Vancouver's real estate market for $19.8 million

Dubbed the Morgan House, it was designed by a well-known architect.
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5 unusual restaurants you (probably) didn't remember Vancouver used to have

5 unusual restaurants you (probably) didn't remember Vancouver used to have

From the Sky Diner to the monastery-like Brother Jon's to one inspired by the Lord of the Rings.
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Photos: Historic downtown Vancouver building comes down

Photos: Historic downtown Vancouver building comes down

It stood at the corner of Richards and Dunsmuir for more than a century
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Time Traveller: These 'squatter' shacks in North Vancouver look like pretty cool places to live

Time Traveller: These 'squatter' shacks in North Vancouver look like pretty cool places to live

Lumber workers used excess timber to build these makeshift shacks on the beaches of Roche Point in the 1930s
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Photo finish: 'Peerless' Percy Williams, one of the most under-appreciated Canadian athletes in history

Photo finish: 'Peerless' Percy Williams, one of the most under-appreciated Canadian athletes in history

He was the first individual British Columbian athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal.
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5 more crimes you (probably) didn't know about in Vancouver

5 more crimes you (probably) didn't know about in Vancouver

From legless pant-thief and to a strange courtroom defense
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Distant replay: The Vancouver sisters who made baseball history and inspired an iconic film

Distant replay: The Vancouver sisters who made baseball history and inspired an iconic film

You could say they were in "A League of Their Own."
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Richmond's race tracks attracted large crowds, celebrities

Richmond's race tracks attracted large crowds, celebrities

P.S. Gill, "Cousin Gill," raised race horses in Richmond; his daughter donated artifacts and photos that give a glimpse into the history of horse racing.
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Photos: Historic images show Vancouver's Coal Harbour over 100 years ago

Photos: Historic images show Vancouver's Coal Harbour over 100 years ago

Some of the photos date back to the 1880s
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about prime ministers and Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about prime ministers and Vancouver

Four interesting visits prime ministers have had to Vancouver, and one near miss
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