Vancouver Weather: Sunshine, clouds, and a little breezy
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 12, 2018
VANCOUVER, B.C. – It’s a mix of sun and cloud for Metro Vancouver Friday, as a long stretch of warm and dry fall weather continues. Environment Canada says …
The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Oct. 12
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 12, 2018
If you can’t get enough pop culture, you’re probably going to want to get down to Fan Expo this weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre. (Truthfully …
Organizers expect full arenas for world juniors in Vancouver, Victoria
Sportsnet.ca–Oct. 12, 2018
The western-most province previously held the world juniors in 2006, when Vancouver, Kamloops and Kelowna co-hosted the event. Canada took home the …
Vancouver’s civic election is coming up on Oct. 20. Here’s what you …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 12, 2018
Exit Robertson: After a decade in power, Mayor Gregor Robertson of the Vision Vancouver party decided earlier this year that he wouldn’t run for re-election.
Proportional Representation: Coming to Vancouver Municipal Elections?
TheTyee.ca–Oct. 12, 2018
But two days earlier, when City of Vancouver residents head to the polls for their municipal election, they will also have the opportunity to select politicians who …
Timber theft a growing problem on Vancouver Island, ministry says
CBC.ca–Oct. 12, 2018
Tree poaching — illegally cutting and selling timber from Crown lands — is a growing problem on Vancouver Island, according to the Ministry of Forests, Lands …
Outgoing Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson reflects on 10 years in …
Surrey Now-Leader–Oct. 12, 2018
Outgoing Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson reflects on 10 years in office … Whatever the outgoing mayor set out to achieve for Vancouver has largely been …
ART SEEN: Curator’s trip to Vancouver led to Gathie Falk’s exhibition …
The Kingston Whig-Standard (blog)–Oct. 12, 2018
Kamps was already familiar with the art scene in Vancouver. He was part of a curatorial team that worked for two years on Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast …
Vancouver Weather: Sunny skies to last through weekend
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 11, 2018
VANCOUVER, B.C. – It looks like another sunny day for Metro Vancouver Thursday, with a high of 18ºC inland, and 15ºC closer to the water. The sunshine is …
Family spent weeks living in tent in Vancouver park before finding …
CBC.ca–Oct. 12, 2018
Jackie Myerion and Jesse Kirkpatrick say they were forced out of their Surrey, B.C., basement apartment this spring and ended up camping in a Vancouver park …
Metro Vancouver’s affordability crisis surging in suburbs: report
Local Source–Vancouver Sun–Oct. 12, 2018
Local Source–Vancouver Sun–Oct. 12, 2018
Vancouver Election 2018: 8 hot topics and where leading mayoral …
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 11, 2018
7 mayoral candidates and four parties present their platforms on the key issues in Vancouver’s municipal election: housing, the overdose crisis, transportation, …
Julian Prieto: If I’m elected as a Yes Vancouver trustee, I will push for …
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
As an educator and mathematician, I am running for the Vancouver school board to give parents and young people more choice, and to encourage innovation …
PHOTO: Vancouver commute
Vancouver Is Awesome–Oct. 12, 2018
Every day we publish a Vancouver photo from the Instagram hashtag #vancouverisawesome shot by you and your friends in this great city of ours. If you’d like to …
20 Vancouver concerts this weekend, October 12 to 14
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
SATURDAY: Vancouver guitarist Paul Pigat performs with his rockabilly band … SATURDAY: Vancouver grunge-rock band Rampant Lion plays the Railway …
Homeless in Vancouver: Terribly good morning…photo
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
Thursday morning (October 11) I made sure to look for returnable beverage containers in all the recycling blue bins and Dumpsters along my way to …
Developer files application for 54-storey downtown Vancouver tower
Business in Vancouver–Oct. 11, 2018
Pinnacle International wants to build a 54-storey luxury high-rise at the north end of Granville Bridge, opposite the under-construction Vancouver House.
Teen boys arrested in Metro Vancouver tire-slashing spree
CTV News–1 hour ago
Police have arrested two teenage boys in connection with a tire-slashing spree that damaged more than 100 cars in Burnaby and New Westminster earlier this …
Sarvenaz Amanat: Education Is Not A Crime comes to Vancouver
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
Vancouver is a city full of people from all backgrounds, full of creativity and art, and with a strong sense of social justice. As a Canadian Baha’i of Iranian descent …
Vancouver and BC hit target of 600 temporary modular homes
Toronto Star–Oct. 12, 2018
VANCOUVER—The City of Vancouver has approved the last site needed to finish rolling out the 600 modular homes promised by the municipal and provincial …
Timber poaching a growing problem on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 10, 2018
Timber poachers are becoming more of a problem on Vancouver Island where they under the cover of darkness enter Crown land and chop down old-growth …
The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Thursday, Oct. 11
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 10, 2018
Class up your Thursday afternoon with A British Serenade, courtesy of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. At this special teatime event, (where tea and cookies …
27 things to do in Vancouver this weekend: October 12 to 14
Daily Hive–Oct. 11, 2018
Another fun, fall weekend to enjoy! Here are 27 great events happening in Vancouver on Friday, October 12, Saturday, October 13, and Sunday, October 14.
These unusual Vancouver workouts will help you beat the winter blues
Vancouver Is Awesome–Oct. 12, 2018
The weather may be cooling off in Vancouver, but that doesn’t mean you have to hibernate during the winter. What’s more, Vancouver offers a range of some …
Council candidate David Wong calls out Vancouver mayoral aspirant …
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
A Vancouver mayoral candidate is vowing to fight the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in school programs.
5 Vancouver concerts to check out this week: October 12 to 18
Daily Hive–Oct. 12, 2018
When the nights get longer, the concerts get hotter! Here are five concerts to check out in Vancouver from October 12 to 18, including Lil Dicky, Brothers Osborne …
12 places you can go to advance vote in the Vancouver election right …
Vancouver Courier–Oct. 12, 2018
Advance voting is happening in Vancouver ahead of the Oct. 20 election. From now until Oct. 17 you can walk into any of the places below between 8 a.m. and …
Purebread just opened a brand new Vancouver location today
Daily Hive–Oct. 12, 2018
If you have a sweet tooth we suggest you sit down, we’ve got some exciting news. Purebread, one of Vancouver’s most beloved bakeries just quietly opened …
Gregor Robertson says he’s leaving Vancouver in good shape
CFJC Today Kamloops–Oct. 12, 2018
VANCOUVER — With less than 10 days to go before the vote that will choose his successor, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says he believes he’s leaving …
Somebody made a parody song about Vancouver’s housing …
Vancouver Courier–Oct. 11, 2018
Municipal political party OneCity Vancouver released a song on YouTube this week; a parody of the Trooper song We’re Here For A Good Time. Written and …
Vancouver weather: sunshine forecast for the next 14 days
Vancouver Courier–Oct. 12, 2018
It may be autumn in the city, but the Vancouver weather forecast is calling for bright sunshine all week long. What’s more, the forecast is also predicting that …
Cook Culture launches cooking classes in downtown Vancouver …
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
Cook Culture (various locations) has recently started offering cooking classes at its downtown Vancouver establishment (377 Howe Street), which now features …
Vancouver political party says it’s suing UBC prof for defamation
Ubyssey Online–Oct. 12, 2018
Municipal political party Coalition Vancouver has announced it is suing UBC professor and Board of Governors faculty representative Charles Menzies for …
7 things to do in Vancouver today: Thursday, October 11
Daily Hive–Oct. 11, 2018
Top up your Thursday with these seven great events happening in Vancouver on October 11, including Stanley Park Ghost Train, nabs West Oktoberfest, and …
Allegations of sexual misconduct made against former Vancouver priest
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 10, 2018
The allegations were recently made by two women in Vancouver, one of whom may have been a minor when the incidents are alleged to have occurred.
Wai Young Wants to Be Vancouver’s Mayor: A Tyee Q&A
TheTyee.ca–Oct. 11, 2018
And independents are rising. There are five major candidates for mayor. Whoever wins has to immediately take action on the worst housing crisis in Vancouver’s …
Weezer and Pixies play Vancouver in April
Straight.com–Oct. 11, 2018
Live Nation has just announced that Weezer and Pixies will play Vancouver. The American alt-rock bands will coheadline a tour that hits Rogers Arena on …
Metro Vancouver gas prices predicted to reach $1.659 cents per litre …
Vancouver Is Awesome–Oct. 11, 2018
On Wednesday, October 10th, gas prices in Metro Vancouver were expected to rise by three cents per litre by Friday. Based on the lowest prices from yesterday, …
BC government tries to seize limo after alleged sex assault in Vancouver
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 12, 2018
The civil forfeiture office says Bassarpuri owns Armani Limousine Inc. and is the operator of the 2007 Lincoln Navigator seized by Vancouver Police last month.
Asian dining festival takes place at Metro Vancouver restaurants
Vancouver Sun–1 hour ago
A total of 24 Metro Vancouver restaurants are taking part in the region’s first Asian dining festival. Feast: Asian Dining Festival takes place not only at Chinese …
Metro Vancouver land squeeze chokes business growth
Business in Vancouver–Oct. 10, 2018
A Metro Vancouver manufacturing firm lost between 20% and 30% of its potential business last year due to the region’s lack of affordable land, and the …
Last surviving East Vancouver neighbourhood store plans to keep till …
Straight.com–Oct. 12, 2018
According to Moore, the plan includes retrofitting the shop with “era-specific wood windows and siding to match typical 1920’s Vancouver corner store typology”.
Vancouver Weather: Let the sunshine in (face it with a grin)
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 10, 2018
VANCOUVER, B.C.: Oct. 10, 2018 – Rays of golden goodness are expected to dominate Vancouver’s weather forecast for the next few days.
The League: Vancouver’s newest dating app aimed at ‘would-be …
Vancouver Courier–Oct. 11, 2018
Known as The League, the app for “would-be power couples” launched in VancouverOct. 9. Temporary hookups be damned, this invite-only app is for educated …
How the housing crisis proved toxic to the party that once dominated …
Macleans.ca–Oct. 10, 2018
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson burst onto the civic political scene in 2008 when he led a young party called Vision Vancouver to victory, launching a …
The NPA’s best hope in Vancouver election is if progressive voters …
Local Source–Straight.com–Oct. 10, 2018
Local Source–Straight.com–Oct. 10, 2018
Hollywood North: Deadpool 2 being re-released for younger audiences
Vancouver Sun–2Oct. 12, 2018
The Vancouver-filmed Marvel comic book adaptation, which earned 20th Century Fox $734 million dollars at the worldwide box-office following a May release, …
Sahota lawsuit: SRO resident vows to keep fighting after ruling against …
Vancouver Sun–Oct. 12, 2018
A proposed class action lawsuit against the owners of Vancouver’s most notorious single-resident occupancy hotels suffered a setback Thursday morning.
Book review: Sci-fi novel of Vancouver in 2145 AD an exciting read
Vancouver Sun–1 hour ago
Lai tells several braided stories, all set in an imagined Vancouver in 2145 AD (or 127 TAO, Time After Oil.) Lai, who currently teaches at the University of Calgary …
#CityHallSoWhite: In Metro Vancouver, local politics is the least …
CBC.ca–Oct. 9, 2018
In Metro Vancouver’s two biggest cities, there’s a very realistic chance that a person of colour could become mayor for the first time. But don’t expect either …
Many high-profile Vancouver mayoral hopefuls take a pass on HUB …
Straight.com–Oct. 11, 2018
Four of the 21 Vancouver mayoral candidates’ questionnaires appear on the HUB Cycling website as of this writing: IDEA Vancouver candidate Connie Fogal …
Vancouver woman attacked on night bus questions transit security …
Vancouver Courier–Oct. 9, 2018
Vancouver police are investigating a brazen late night attack aboard a bus leaving the Granville Strip that has left the victim questioning security protocols on …