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Titanic Centennial

It is impossible to ignore the upcoming 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Global is in the middle of airing a multi-episode television drama about the catastrophe and James Cameron's film epic of a few years ago is being re-issued in 3D. And I myself am in the middle of reading a fascinating new book, How to Survive the Titanic, by Frances Wilson, about the owner and survivor of the fated ship, J. Bruce Ismay.

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New Book Assesses Olympics Legacy

It has been two years since Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics. For many people it lives on in the memory as a special time when the city hosted the world. For others it remains a bit of a boondoggle.

Now a new book takes a look at the Olympics episode and tries to take stock of what it all meant.

Red Mittens & Red Ink is an e-book written by local reporter Bob Mackin. It is available for purchase here.

Vancouver Sun Turns 100

Happy birthday to The Vancouver Sun which is celebrating its centennial this weekend.

First published on February 12, 1912, The Sun was founded by John McConnell and Richard Ford, owners of a local magazine called the BC Saturday Sunset. In those days it was usual for political parties to bankroll newspapers as a way of getting their message out to the public. Objectivity was not valued as highly as it is today. For years the federal Liberal Party had helped to finance The World, owned by the... Read this post

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