http://www.yourstreet.com/news/vancouver YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The International Olympic Committee did Chicago a huge favor on Friday. Despite the frowns on faces of demonstrators in Daley Plaza, Chicago will be better off in the long run. The Olympics would be a huge distraction and cost for the city at a time when it can't... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749681/chicago-loses-2016-games,-saves-on-overall-construction-expenses Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:45:08 -0700 Vancouver-based Intrawest, which owns British Columbia's Whistler Blackcomb and Panorama Mountain near Invermere, as well as Winter Park, Copper Mountain, and Steamboat Ski & Resort in Colorado, announced Thursday that it will recommend helmets for all skiers and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734391/b-c-based-ski-corporation-recommends-helmets-for-all-at-its-resorts Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:56:08 -0700 the most serene republic, photo by josh (me) The Most Serene Republic, who played a heck of a show opening for Grand Archives last week (a bunch of my photos are on backbeatseattle), had a pretty bad time after their performance in Vancouver. Following a show at the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733841/pawnwatch-the-most-serene-republic-s-bad-trip-to-vancouver Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:25:08 -0700 CALL IT GOOF-HOP Kid Koala plays Nectar tonight. The Vancouver-born DJ makes relaxing hiphop/glitch-flavored songs. He’s one of those people whom it seems unfair to call a "DJ" because his records are more than remixes: his music is uniquely, goofily relaxing.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733825/can-t-miss-it-thursday Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:15:08 -0700 Search and rescue teams reach the body of a Vancouver hiker two days after he fell into a ravine. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727324/crews-reach-body-of-vancouver-hiker Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:08 -0700 By Steve Rhodes How are the Olympics like Milton Bradley? Past performance is the best indicator of future behavior. You don't even have to look across the ocean anymore to see what happens to almost every city in history that hosts the Games. Now it's Vancouver that... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725853/the-monday-papers Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:25:08 -0700 Customers showed up at TGI Friday's in Vancouver and Tigard on Friday and found the restaurants closed. | Watch FOX 12 Report http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727330/tgi-friday-s-restaurants-abruptly-close Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:16:08 -0700 A local fire captain earned two silver medals during swimming competitions at the World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and has already begun her training regime for the next world games scheduled in 2011 in New York. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722159/fire-captain-at-home-in-water Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:13:08 -0700 The man sitting rapt in the front row of the Vancouver mayoral debates last night was wearing an American flag hat and a fannypack and applauded voraciously whenever the two mayoral hopefuls said "God bless" anything. Oh, Vancouver. But while the first debate between... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6715077/why-portlanders-should-care-about-the-vancouver-mayor-s-race Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:42:08 -0700 Through games of Sept. 7Hitter Team League Class AVG. HR RBIAnthony Aliotti (St. Mary's/De La Salle) Vancouver (A's) Northwest A .239 0 25Bryan Byrne (SMC/De La Salle) Mobile (Diamondbacks) Southern AA . http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709754/local-minor-league-baseball-statistics Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:09:08 -0700 Forget Vancouver. The biggest question for U.S. Olympic Committee leaders these days is whether President Barack Obama will make a personal appearance at the vote to award the 2016 Games. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708908/obama-a-popular-topic-at-usoc-summit Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:41:08 -0700 During the legislative session, our elected representatives in Salem cut $30 million in Columbia River Crossing bridge funding from their strapped budgets. But that didn't keep the state from handing over the big bucks to the bridge—Governor Kulongoski got the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702284/-railroaded-politicians-demand-debate-on-crc-bridge,-adams-suggests-cuttin Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:17:08 -0700 After a hazy guitar intro, the second track on the Japandroids' debut album, Young Hearts Spark Fire, rolls into a similar introductory beat as that on Phoenix's summer hit, “Lisztomania.” Mere moments after that the similarities between the two bands end,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6700941/japandroids Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 People celebrating recovery from drug and alcohol addiction are joining hands across the Interstate Bridge between Vancouver and Portland. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6691468/oxfest-hands-across-vancouver-portland-bridge Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:16:08 -0700 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Natalie Darwitz scored a power-play goal 1:18 into the third period, and Jessie Vetter made 34 saves to lead the United States to the Hockey Canada Cup championship with a 2-1 win over archrival Canada on Sunday night. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6689499/darwitz,-vetter-lead-us-to-hockey-canada-cup-title Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:20:11 -0700 VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Natalie Darwitz didn't want to let a scary hit keep her out of Sunday's title game against archrival Canada, as long as it wouldn't keep her out of the high-traffic areas. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6691796/agosta-scores,-but-u-s-tops-canada Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Natalie Darwitz didn't want to let a scary hit keep her out of Sunday's title game against archrival Canada, as long as it wouldn't keep her out of the high-traffic areas. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6691799/agosta-scores,-but-u-s-tops-canada Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Meghan Duggan scored three goals and Jessie Vetter made 19 saves to lead the United States into the championship game of the Hockey Canada Cup with a 4-0 victory over Finland on Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682804/duggan,-vetter-lead-us-to-canada-cup-title-game Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:39:02 -0700 Mayor Daley has been saying for years that he wants to make Chicago the greenest city in the country, but his environmental record is decidedly mixed. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6673062/sadhu-johnston,-chicago-s-top-green-official,-quietly-bolts-to-vancouver Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:50:08 -0700 09/19/2009 Peninsula Park, N Rosa Parks Way and Albina Celebrate the cooler weather with a long ride. We will head over I-205 into Vancouver and return to Portland via I-5. This is a co-ed ride. Helmets required, water suggested Distance: 20-25 miles Time: 3 hours... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6673091/women-on-bikes-2009-autumn-adventure Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:34:43 -0700