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The Ottawa midfielder absolutely carried the team on Thursday. Three goals—one before halftime, two more to seal the dominant performance. Historic night for Canadian soccer.
Australian World Cup fans nearly drained a Vancouver pub. One bar's running low on certain drinks after the crowd showed up.
Someone's giving away two Kid Cudi tickets for tomorrow night at Rogers Arena. First comment gets them.
the heat dome in 2021 fundamentally changed british columbia's ecosystems. r/vancouver's been talking about how different the summers feel now.
found old lord byng yearbook from 1994 while going through boxes. if you went there back then, come check the comments.
much fewer detached houses getting built in metro van right now. market's shifting hard toward townhouses and condos.
Someone filmed a day-to-night time-lapse of BC Place last night and captured the sun setting over the stadium AND the moon setting over it. They waited 2.5 hours for Science World's lights to turn on (they didn't), but the footage is gorgeous anyway.
A boat got loose on the harbour right now — someone's boat has broken free.
kristi noem—former homeland security chief—just signed on as strategic adviser to a vancouver mining company. mining for critical minerals with a side of u.s.-canada drama.
There's a bike tree in Gastown right now—old bikes locked up and arranged like they're growing out of a tree. Weird, kind of cool.
Pacific Boulevard absolutely packed Saturday night when the World Cup match ended—thousands of people heading for the SkyTrain at once. The crush was real.
Someone's friend lost his IDs and debit card in an old pre-roll tin around Victory Square early Sunday morning. If you've seen anything or are strolling that area, keep an eye out.
A female driver left a crash scene in Abbotsford after hitting an officer investigating the accident. She's now facing charges. Happened Tuesday.
Hockey Night in Canada won't return to CBC when Rogers' new NHL broadcast deal kicks in. The show—a Canadian institution since 1952—ends after 74 years on the network.
The province ditched its contractor deal on the George Massey Tunnel replacement but says the $4.15-billion project is still on track for 2030 completion.
B.C.'s considering two new hydroelectric dams to handle growing power demand — one's near the Alberta border. Could reshape the energy landscape for the whole province.
Local artists are all about this black cat right now, even getting students and kids involved. The whole city's rallying behind #teamnigel and it's adorable.
Sunset Beach is closed to swimming right now due to high E. coli levels. Water tests came back concerning, so stay out of the water until further notice.
Someone posted a before-and-after of Science World from lumber yard to the iconic geodesic dome. People are wild about the comparison and how much False Creek has changed since Expo.
A garbage truck caught fire at Hemlock and 12th on Monday evening, sending up smoke visible across the city. Fire crews responded and had it under control — if you're in the area, roads are still sorting themselves out.