For Vancouver drag racer Cooper Chun, racing has always been an integral part of his life. It’s that lifelong passion that fueled his determination to overcome a cancer diagnosis as a teen.

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Growing up in Washington state, Neko Case thought she was Canadian. Living close to the U.S.-Canada border, she received CBC ...

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Originally a celebration of President George Washington’s birthday, in 1968 the holiday was adapted to also honor the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and moved to the third Monday in February.

Jonathan Agreda and his five-year-old son, Xavier, are sprayed with snow while sledding on a vacant land on South Vancouver ...

A potent winter storm is threatening a mix of significant freezing rain and accumulating snow across a swath of the Pacific ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off will take place in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. It is a best-on-best tournament with teams ...

He previously won a gold medal in boxing light heavyweight division at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium. 1936 — Sonja Henie of Norway, wins her third consecutive Olympics figure skating gold ...

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A winter storm approaching the Portland/Vancouver area is expected to drop snow and ice through the afternoon.

Update: Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby says a back edge to the first band of precipitation is just about to move ...