National

Vancouver Bright Nights extended til Jan

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Nov, 2023 02:26 PM

The Vancouver Park Board has two Christmas surprises for everyone who missed out on snagging the tickets for the Stanley Park Christmas Train.

The Park Board says it’s releasing another 17-thousand tickets for the Bright Nights event and it’s also extending the run until January 6th due to high demand.

The board says ticket sales will be begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. -- and a virtual waiting room will open half an hour earlier, with people in the room randomly assigned a place in the purchasing queue and anyone signing in after 9 a.m. served once the queue has cleared.

More than 23-thousand tickets for the popular ride and fundraiser for the B-C Professional Fire Fighter's Burn Fund sold out in less than 90 minutes earlier this month.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care

British Columbia is shifting its ambulance paramedics staffing model for 60 rural and remote communities in what Health Minister Adrian Dix says is an "unprecedented" investment in emergency health care. Dix says three new staffing models for paramedics would increase the number of on-duty ambulance workers during nights and other off-peak times.

B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care

Feds, mayors don't want to 'slow things down' after premiers criticize housing deals

Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser, who has been travelling across Canada to highlight such agreements made directly with cities, says he was also surprised by the backlash — but is not planning to back down.

Feds, mayors don't want to 'slow things down' after premiers criticize housing deals

Gaza evacuees in Canada will need mental-health, housing supports: refugee council

The slow trickle of people allowed through the highly controlled Rafah border crossing out of Gaza has so far included 107 peopleon Canada's list of anticipated evacuees, and they are only allowed to remain in Egypt for 72 hours. The list includes Canadian citizens and permanent residents, as well as eligible family members who don't have immigration status in Canada.

Gaza evacuees in Canada will need mental-health, housing supports: refugee council

Gaza bombardment overnight hits close to hospital

The general director of Gaza City's main hospital says scores of wounded people are being treated at the Al-Shifa Hospital following overnight Israeli strikes and shelling.

Gaza bombardment overnight hits close to hospital

Eby says deputy leader fired by BC Greens made 'reprehensible' attack on Bonnie Henry

Premier David Eby says social media behaviour that got the BC Green Party's deputy leader fired represents a "reprehensible" attack on provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi has also resigned as a Green candidate in the 2024 provincial election after liking a social media post that compared Henry to Josef Mengele, an infamous Nazi doctor who experimented on concentration camp victims during the Second World War.

Eby says deputy leader fired by BC Greens made 'reprehensible' attack on Bonnie Henry

32 more Canadians have left Gaza Strip for Egypt, Global Affairs Canada says

Global Affairs Canada says 32 more Canadians were able to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt on Thursday after a key border crossing reopened. The department says there had originally been 40 Canadian names on the list of people approved to leave through the border crossing at Rafah, but precisely what changed wasn't immediately clear.