National

Vancouver's Busy Burrard Street Bridge To Close For 7 Hours On International Yoga Day

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Jun, 2015 07:52 PM

VANCOUVER — Spandex-clad yogis will roll out their mats and close Vancouver's busy Burrard Street Bridge for an event organizers hope will be the largest yoga celebration outside India.

"Om the Bridge" will block the major thoroughfare through the city for seven hours on June 21.

The province and other supporters, including local companies and the cities of Surrey and Vancouver, are hoping the event will be the largest International Day of Yoga celebration outside of India.

Premier Christy Clark says in a news release that yoga is a great gift from India to the world and the discipline has become part of the Vancouver area's cultural fabric.

Clark has focused on building stronger ties with India and recently visited the country on trade missions and personal vacations.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoted International Day of Yoga when he visited B.C. in April.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Guide To Your Apple Watch Options: 54 Combinations Of Case, Band, Size

NEW YORK — Apple Watch comes with a choice of watch case, band and size — there are 54 possible configurations in all.

Guide To Your Apple Watch Options: 54 Combinations Of Case, Band, Size

Classes Cancelled At Quebec University After Vandalism And Clashes With Cops

MONTREAL — Classes in a building at a downtown Montreal university are cancelled for the day after students occupied it for several hours and ended up clashing with police.

Classes Cancelled At Quebec University After Vandalism And Clashes With Cops

Rogers Sees Drop In Customer Info Requests From Police, Security Agencies

OTTAWA — Rogers Communications says it saw a sharp drop in the number of requests for customer information from government and police agencies last year — a result of swelling public concern and a landmark court ruling on telecommunications privacy.

Rogers Sees Drop In Customer Info Requests From Police, Security Agencies

U.S. Sperm Bank Sued By Canadian Couple Says It Didn't Verify Donor Information

A U.S.-based sperm bank says it didn't verify the information of a donor that is at the heart of a lawsuit by a Canadian couple who allege they weren't told their donor was a schizophrenic with a criminal record.

U.S. Sperm Bank Sued By Canadian Couple Says It Didn't Verify Donor Information

Crews Work To Contain Fuel Spill In Vancouver's English Bay

VANCOUVER — A fuel spill has spread over areas of Vancouver's English Bay, coating waters in an oily sheen.

Crews Work To Contain Fuel Spill In Vancouver's English Bay

Taxpayers Not Made To Foot The Bill For Harper Makeup Artist: Government Source

OTTAWA — The prime minister might have had his makeup done alongside Sen. Mike Duffy in 2010 on one of their many appearances together, but a government source says the taxpayer didn't pick up the tab for that type of service.