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Hidden treasure is well worth the search

2008-05-01

Big portions of home-cooked lunchtime meals Mia Stainsby Sun Giuseppina di Trolio (right) at L2 Cafe, with Tristan Casey getting ready to carry the veal dish to a diner. Photograph by : Ian Lindsay, Vancouver Sun Her dishes look up at you a…

Axiotron converts MacBook into tablet PC Modbook

2008-05-01

Edward C. Baig USA Today Pricing on the Modbook starts at a steep $2,279. It is billed as the "one and only Tablet Mac." But the cleverly designed Modbook I've been testing is not from Apple. The portable, slate-style computer is engineered…

Delays make bridge improvements so costly that plan may go to vote

2008-04-30

Ian Austin Province The price of widening Vancouver 's Burrard Street Bridge has quadrupled -- and not a shovelful of dirt has been moved. As endless debates over the heritage structure's future have raged over the years at city hall, spira…

Rogers inks iPhone deal with Apple

2008-04-30

Too late, novelty's gone, critics say Cheryl Chan Province The iPhone is coming to Canada by year's end, said Rogers Tuesday. CNS file photo The long wait for iPhones in Canada will soon be over. Rogers Communications announced yesterday th…

Burrard Bridge bike lane cost hits $63m million

2008-04-30

Frances Bula Sun Improvements are planned for the overcrowded Burrard Bridge to make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun files The bill for renovating the Burrard Bridge to make it safer for cyc…

U.S. slump: Who cares?

2008-04-30

Top strategist spells out why the world shrugs it off Paul Luke Province The U.S. economy is in the toilet but the rest of the world doesn't give a crap, a prominent Canadian economist says. Fading U.S. economic clout means the rest of the …

Stadium plan includes condos

2008-04-30

Waterfront soccer venue just part of a shrewd development proposal Miro Cernetig Sun General manager Bob Lenarduzzi of Vancouver Whitecaps (left) chats with owner Greg Kerfoot, who wants to put up $90 million of his own money to build a new…

Senator offers help in waterfront stadium impasse

2008-04-29

Ex-mayor Larry Campbell to seek feds' support Damian Inwood Province Vancouver Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi is welcoming an offer by Sen. Larry Campbell to play striker in stalled talks over a proposed waterfront soccer stadium. "We'd…

Mortgages move into uncharted waters

2008-04-29

Liberalized insurance and longer amortization called 'risky' John Morrissy Sun Liberalization of the Canadian mortgage-insurance market and the advent of 40-year amortizations are driving the housing market into "uncharted waters" with unkn…

'Whois' a model for domain-name registries

2008-04-29

Michael Geist Sun Earlier this month, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the agency that manages the dot-ca domain, celebrated its one-millionth domain name registration. While that represents an important milestone, a far more n…

Online marketers map surfing habits

2008-04-29

Companies use new technology to target the right advertisements to the right consumers Hollie Shaw Sun TORONTO -- Are you male or female? Married or single? In the market for a barbecue, or a shiatsu massage? If you are online, marketers ca…

Musee Coming to Vibrant South Granville

2008-04-29

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Offering a release from leases

2008-04-28

Province Name: Belle Allen Business: AutoLeaseBreakers .com, Vancouver Contact: same website Number of employees: Two (me and my husband) Time in business: Three years What is your business? We have a website that helps people who are stuck…

New rules could hike prices, spark shortages for efficient light bulbs

2008-04-28

Documents outline industry's worries Jack Branswell and Mike Reid Sun OTTAWA -- Canadians could pay more for light bulbs and may not even have access to certain types of lights because of a worldwide shortage when new national light bulb ef…

Downtown waterfront gets reborn

2008-04-27

Area could be world-class development Cheryl Chan Province Vancouver’s concept plan for the downtown waterfront includes transportation, restaurants, hotels and offices. An ambitious vision of Vancouver 's downtown waterfront area was…

Sony Ericsson's latest offering

2008-04-27

The picture is abundantly clear Jim Jamieson Province What it is: Sony-Ericsson K850 Cyber-shot mobile phone Price: Starts at $199 on a three-year contract. Why you need it: You love the idea of being able to combine your mobile phone and d…

A strata that has a healthy reserve fund is well-prepared

2008-04-27

Facing future costs Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: My boyfriend and I have been looking around for an older, affordable condo that will be our first home purchase. We've had several potential units and properties inspected and ha…

Vancouver needs to get on and build a soccer stadium

2008-04-27

Province Soccer franchises in Toronto and Montrel have planned and built new stadiums Vancouver likes to boast it is a world-class city. But in the negotiations to build a new waterfront soccer stadium it is proving to be a minor-league pla…

A strata that has a healthy reserve fund is well-prepared

2008-04-27

Facing future costs Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: My boyfriend and I have been looking around for an older, affordable condo that will be our first home purchase. We've had several potential units and properties inspected and ha…

Wacky characters make PC time entertaining

2008-04-26

Sun Chatterbot, WowWee iWave Cube LG Rumour Chatterbot , WowWee , $50 Having a Fairy Godfather blathering away by your computer might work for kids doing homework -- since we know all they're doing is chatting with friends anyway -- but it …

SALES NUMBERS, VALUES DECLINE IN FIRST QUARTER

2008-04-26

Sun The residential housing market in B.C. lost some steam in the first quarter of 2008, the B.C. Real Estate Association reports. The over-all sales dollar volume on B.C.'s Multiple Listing Service dipped 1.8 per cent to $8.9 billion in th…

Grand on Oak - Thoroughfare townhouses the latest from Concord

2008-04-26

Sun The local future draped in a European past, the Grand on Oak townhouses that will rise on the west side of Oak Street at 43rd Avenue will possess their site with Tudor Revival style, with pronounced roofs and chimneys and, of course, ap…

15 Vancouver Real Estate Myths & Realities - The Vancouver Sun sought to challenge a few of the myths, asking research firm Landcor Data Corporation - Rudy Nielson

2008-04-26

Lower Mainlanders are said to be savvy about property. Read on to see how your knowledge stacks up. Derrick Penner Sun Spring has sprung and Lower Mainland residents' fancy has turned to real estate. Is it time to buy or time to sell? What …

15 real estate myths and realities

2008-04-26

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