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Gastown's car-free Sundays return with flower markets and live art
The Gastown Sunday Set runs July 5 through Sept. 6 with rotating themes: coffee parties with DJs, flower markets, live art battles, and...
Vancouver to map earthquake risk building by building
The city is developing a seismic inventory to identify which buildings would fail in a major quake—a step Seattle and San Francisco took...
Darynn Dean and Daniel Hersog's Jazz Orchestra light up North Shore June 25
The local bandleader returns home to CapU with a 17-member big band and Los Angeles vocalist Darynn Dean, a rising star who studied...
Early Music Vancouver launches 2026 fest with bold Monteverdi opera
Orfeo, featuring conductor Alexander Weimann and director Guillaume Bernardi, plays the Chan Centre July 31 and August 2, with...
Vancouver ranks least affordable housing market in the world
A new global housing report ranks Vancouver 92nd out of 96 major markets, with a median multiple of 10.8—more unaffordable than all but...
Pinoy Festival takes over Burnaby for full weekend of music, food, and culture
The largest Filipino festival in B.C. expands to two days (June 20-21) at Swangard Stadium, free admission, with live music, parades,...
Vancouver mayoral candidate pledges affordability push ahead of October vote
With four months until the municipal election, COPE candidate Stephanie Allen is promising over 20,000 affordable homes and free public...
White Rock firefighters host Father's Day fishing derby Sunday
The inaugural Reel Heroes fishing derby casts off June 21 at 9:30 a.m. from White Rock pier, with proceeds supporting the BC...
Man dies in Vancouver jail hours after arrest
The Independent Investigations Office is investigating after a man was pronounced dead less than 24 hours after being arrested by VPD...
Metro Vancouver union ends one-day strike, talks unclear
The GVRD Employees' Union called off full-scale strike action but signalled no confirmed agreement to return to bargaining.
$66M Settlement Reached in B.C. Birth Alert Class Action
The Supreme Court of B.C. will decide by December whether to approve a $66-million settlement that would compensate people who were...
B.C. Eyes New Hydro Dams to Meet 50% Power Demand Surge
The province will evaluate a Site E dam on the Peace River and potential generation near Bute Inlet as part of plans to increase...