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Granville Island below Granville Bridge. (Tristan Johnston/Shutterstock)
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Granville Island urges new suicide-prevention barriers for Granville Bridge

"A further delay only risks additional loss of life."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2024
A RapidBus vehicle in Metro Vancouver (TransLink), a TTC Subway train (JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock), and a STM Montreal Metro train (Benoit Daoust/Shutterstock).
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Trudeau confirms $30 billion permanent transit fund to build more services

Canada's largest systems will have to compete for funding.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2024
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Number of home sales in BC now 24% below historical average

And a 19% decrease year-over-year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2024
Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force's aerobatic troupe, flying over downtown Vancouver on July 16, 2024. (Submitted)
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Italian Air Force treats Vancouver with spectacular air show

It's part of their North American tour. šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2024
Stanley Park Mobility Study Option E: Car-free Stanley Park Drive with a dedicated bike lane and bus lane. (Vancouver Park Board)
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6 potential design options for Stanley Park Drive up for public input

From time-based vehicle restrictions to car-free with bike and bus lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 17, 2024
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Slow resurgence of Canada's real estate market to begin later in 2024

Nationwide home prices went up for the first time in 11 months.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
Preliminary artistic rendering of the City of Surrey's "Gateway project" at 10744 133 Street and 10725-10757 University Drive. (Surrey City Development Corporation)
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City of Surrey has approved 5,200 new homes this year to date

This is how it'll spend $96 million from the Housing Accelerator Fund.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
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Uber ride-hailing app in Canada now reminds riders to buckle up

45% of riders do not always buckle up.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
Artistic renderings of Killarney Park and Memorial South Park as the training sites for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (City of Vancouver)
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Two Vancouver fields to be upgraded for 2026 FIFA World Cup training sites

The world's best soccer players are coming to South Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
Artistic rendering of 254 East 12th Avenue, Vancouver. (Studio One Architecture/JTA Development Consultants/Five Mile Holdings/Prospero International Realty)
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18-storey rental housing tower proposed near future Mount Pleasant SkyTrain

146 rental homes and retail space fronting East 12th Avenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
Preliminary concept of the Cedar Langley redevelopment of Langley Mall at 5501 204 Street, Langley City. (Integra Architecture/Orion Construction/Cedar Coast)
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2,000 homes proposed for Langley Mall redevelopment near future SkyTrain

A major transit-oriented development to bookend the Expo Line.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
Conceptual artistic rendering of the Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell passenger train running on embedded rails on a traffic lane of Highway 97 next to Okanagan Lake, as part of the Okanagan Valley Electric Regional Passenger Rail. (Andrew Halfhide/UBC)
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New study envisions Okanagan Valley regional passenger rail line

An alternative to widening highways?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 16, 2024
1 Terminal Avenue, Nanaimo. (Google Maps)
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Prominent seven-acre site in downtown Nanaimo returned to First Nation

BC government provided $26 million towards the deal.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 15, 2024
"Home + Away" staircase and bleachers public art at Empire Field in Hastings Park. (City of Vancouver)
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$640,000 "staircase to nowhere" art at Hastings Park is now complete

It is a publicly accessible structure with great views at the top.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 15, 2024
Aerial of Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street in New York City (left) and the entry foyer of Unit 11a (Official Residence of the Consul General of Canada in New York City). (SHoP Architects | 111W57)
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Canada's government buys $9 million condo in luxurious New York tower

Steinway Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the US, and the world's skinniest skyscraper.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 15, 2024
Donald Trump. (Jonah Elkowitz/Shutterstock)
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Canada's leaders react to assassination attempt on Donald Trump

"Political violence has no place in a democracy."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2024
Artistic rendering of the new Mundy Park Pool at 655 Hillcrest Street, Coquitlam. (HCMA Architecture & Design/Faulkner Browns Architects/City of Coquitlam)
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Opening of $32 million new Coquitlam outdoor pool pushed to 2025

"Unexpected and unavoidable circumstances" due to construction.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2024
Previous artistic rendering of City Centre 4 (left) and City Centre 5 (right) at 96826 137 Street, Surrey. (WA Architects/Lark Group)
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Office-to-hotel conversion for major Surrey tower mid-construction

Hotel uses for the top 10 floors of the 23-storey office tower.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2024
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