Vancouver is Awesome

Vancouver Is Awesome is a community-focused online magazine dedicated to highlighting all the wonderful aspects of your city and keeping you informed about daily news. Launched in 2008 by Bob Kronbauer, our recognized publication was purchased by Glacier Media in September 2017, with Kronbauer continuing as Editor in Chief. Alongside our regular articles, we proudly support local organizations like the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, Reconciliation Canada, and the Vancouver Public Library, helping to create interesting local content while championing valuable initiatives.

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Feelings come "roaring back" for former CFL star quarterback Doug Flutie in Calgary

18 hours ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Donna Spencer

CALGARY — Doug Flutie expects to feel the itch Saturday. One of the greatest CFL quarterbacks of all time will be on the sidelines of the Calgary Stampeders' season-opener against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as Flutie and other alumni celebrate the Stampeders' 80th anniversary. "That's the problem. If I'm on the sideline, I want to pick up a ball and throw it. I don't want to get hit anymore though," the 62-year-old Flutie said Friday at McMahon Stadium.
Watchdog investigating police shooting in Calgary, one man sent to hospital

23 hours ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Bill Graveland

CALGARY — A man is in hospital following a police shooting in Calgary. Police say officers were patrolling an industrial area in the city's southeast early Friday morning when a passenger in a vehicle pointed what was believed to be a handgun at them. The canine unit, a police helicopter and other officers were called and a high-risk vehicle stop was executed. "One of the passengers was the one believed to have the gun walked away from the vehicle.
Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts but profits from wellness product sales

1 day ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Michelle Smith |Ali Swenson

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Tom Green throws 'elbows up' with new Crave series as Bell announces upcoming lineup

1 day ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Alex Nino Gheciu

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Man drowns after machinery falls into ocean at Crofton pulp mill

2 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Jeff Bell

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are investigating the drowning of a machinery operator in an industrial incident at the Crofton pulp mill on Wednesday. Police responded about noon to the Catalyst Pulp and Paper Mill after receiving a report that a piece of heavy equipment had fallen into the ocean with its operator trapped inside. Canadian Coast Guard divers attempted a rescue, but the 30-year-old man could not be revived.
Oilers forward Zach Hyman speaks for first time since injury: 'You're heartbroken'

2 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Joshua Clipperton

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman knew something wasn't right. The Edmonton Oilers winger had just released the puck crossing his blue line in Game 4 of the Western Conference final when Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment caught him with a glancing blow in the neutral zone. Hyman dropped his stick and immediately skated off, favouring his right arm before heading straight to the locker room.
Oilers forward Zach Hyman speaks for first time since injury: 'You're heartbroken'

2 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Joshua Clipperton

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman knew something wasn't right. The Edmonton Oilers winger had just released the puck crossing his blue line in Game 4 of the Western Conference final when Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment caught him with a glancing blow in the neutral zone. Hyman dropped his stick and immediately skated off, favouring his right arm before heading straight to the locker room.
BC Hydro seeks baseload power boost from stable sources

2 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Chuck Chiang

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries. Baseload capacity refers to constant and stable power sources, with Energy Minister Adrian Dix announcing BC Hydro's request for expression of interest from companies to provide geothermal or hydroelectric projects to expand long-term power capacity and meet peak demand.
1 dead after severe weather tears through central US, including flooding in Texas and Kansas

2 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | Jamie Stengle |Steve Karnowski

DALLAS (AP) — One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A Dallas man died Wednesday after his vehicle became stuck in high water, authorities said. He was in one of two cars submerged under a bridge on Interstate 635, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department said.
Cynthia Erivo mines the depths of her soul for 'I Forgive You,' her 'honest, human' album

3 days ago | vancouverisawesome.com | John Carucci |Maria Sherman

NEW YORK (AP) — It began as it always should, with her voice. The second solo album from Cynthia Erivo, fresh off a herculean press run with the success of the first “Wicked” film, was always meant to be “vocal-focused,” she told The Associated Press recently. It may be the understatement of a lifetime: to know her is to know her instrument — that range, the notes few else can hit but many attempt. And Erivo's new soulful album, the evocatively titled “I Forgive You," hits the mark.