Protests, strikes and hooliganism: Vancouver's rebellious century

Generally speaking, Vancouverites are a gentle, peace-loving lot. But there is another side to our civic soul — an angry one.
Vancouver has a long history of political protests and labour strife. And for some reason, every few years, we have a big riot.
“The hockey riots of 1994 and 2011 weren’t the first time,” says researcher Kate Bird.
“The very first time the Grey Cup was here in 1955, there was a riot. There was another one in ’58, and ’66. Rioting