Underground Chinese take-out restaurants boom in Vancouver
Private unregulated Chinese “sichu” restaurants are on the rise in Metro Vancouver and authorities are at a loss as to how to manage them. Sichu is the Chinese[…]
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Mandarin tutoring services boom for UBC Chinese students
It’s always busy in advance of exam season at the University of British Columbia. But for senior statistics student Tomas Zhang, it’s even busier. That’s because Zhang has[…]
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Marijuana smokers excited by Shoppers Drug Mart possible entry into distribution
Shoppers Drug Mart’s move to become an official medical marijuana distributor is creating a buzz with many current customers in Vancouver. Sam Lee, a marijuana user for nearly[…]
B.C.’s unregulated tugboats court danger
The Syringa had been slowly taking on water for hours before the captain of the tugboat noticed. The sealant and wedges of cedar the captain had jammed into a[…]
Women in aviation work to change gender imbalance
Aircraft mechanic Kelly Lamarche rummages through her old toolbox filled with a mishmash of screwdrivers, ratchets and flexible wrenches. It was in this small, old helicopter hangar –[…]
Chinese students earn a living as shoppers for those back home
During last fall’s Black Friday, several University of British Columbia students from China fought through the crowds to buy clothes, handbags and health-care products. But they weren’t buying[…]
Inside the incubators fuelling B.C.’s tech sector
Vancouver, much like other tech hubs around the world, has experience tremendous growth when it comes to entrepreneurial cooperatives such as incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces.
Mobile commuter apps tap into open data
Vancouver commuters braving the rain and cold are now able to find out where the next bus is with a quick tap of their smartphone, thanks in part[…]
Competitive video games venture into gambling
A Vancouver-based company is set to release the world’s first betting book for video games using crypto-currency to avoid government regulation. Play-for-Keeps hopes to legitimize what was once[…]
Rising rent threatens Granville cheap eats
A restaurant that has provided cheap food to low-income residents on Vancouver’s downtown Granville Street for 30 years is facing closure due to skyrocketing rent. Gary Chow, whose[…]
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