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The City of Vancouver's "Summer Lights at English Bay" fireworks on July 31, 2026. (Gabriel Lam/Meimento)
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Expo, Olympics, FIFA World Cup: Vancouver civic pride fireworks light up English Bay

Pure nostalgia.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 1, 2026
Team Yukon at the 2025 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks. (Gabriel Lam/Meimento)
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim looks forward to tonight's English Bay fireworks show

There's just one show this summer.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 31, 2026
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Mayor Ken Sim's support is higher among homeowners than renters: survey

Pete Fry of the Greens has a slight lead.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 31, 2026
Construction progress on Concord Metrotown's first phase, as of July 16, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)
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Metrotown tower weeks away from becoming Metro Vancouver’s tallest building

Exceeding the height of Two Gilmore Place.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 31, 2026
Captain Canuck's Metro Vancouver public transit etiquette tips. (Kenneth Chan)
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Captain Canuck boards TransLink with lessons in good public transit etiquette

How not to become the villain of someone else's commute.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2026
Concept of HAVN Saunas at Vancouver Maritime Museum's Heritage Harbour in Kitsilano Point. (Vancouver Maritime Museum)
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Vancouver City Council approves HAVN floating spa on Kitsilano waterfront

A major source of new income for Vancouver Maritime Museum.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2026
Purdys Chocolatier factory at 2777 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Kenny Ho/Daily Hive)
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Purdys weighs moving longtime East Vancouver chocolate factory

It first opened at the location in the early 1980s.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2026
Concept of 2516 Commercial Dr. and 1704 East Broadway, Vancouver, with the Safeway redevelopment also depicted. (DA Architects + Planners/Siddoo Properties)
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Vancouver tower approved with potential space for new SkyTrain platform, footbridge

The developer, City, and TransLink will study the station expansion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2026
Summer 2025 construction process on the expansion and renovation of Nat Bailey Stadium, home of the Vancouver Canadians. (Vancouver Canadians)
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Local developer chosen to spearhead Vancouver MLB expansion bid

"Our vision is a world-class MLB franchise."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2026
Concept of 2096 West Broadway and 2560-2576 Arbutus St., Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/PCI Developments/TransLink)
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TransLink officially begins construction on its first for-profit building project

Located next to SkyTrain's future Arbutus Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2026
Empress Hotel SRO at 235 East Hastings St., Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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400 tenants at risk as private Downtown Eastside SROs face foreclosure and sale

It could have a snowballing effect on SRO properties.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2026
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City of Vancouver partners with Google AI to improve traffic flow, reduce idling

Reducing stop-and-go traffic by up to 30 per cent.

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  • Jul 29, 2026
Villages Plan. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver City Council kills Villages Plan after fierce public backlash

One of the most controversial proposals in years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2026
2026 FIFA World Cup decorations at Vancouver International Airport. (Kenneth Chan)
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2.8 million passengers recorded at Vancouver airport during FIFA World Cup

YVR is on pace to break a new annual record.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2026
TransLink's No. 11 FIFA Fan Festival Express bus at SkyTrain's Renfrew Station. (Kenneth Chan)
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130,000 boardings recorded on TransLink's FIFA World Cup Fan Festival bus route

Significantly higher than the PNE Fair special bus route.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2026
Team Nova Scotia at the 2025 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks. (Gabriel Lam/Meimento)
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Everything you need to know about Vancouver's English Bay fireworks this Friday

For one night only this summer.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2026
Concept of 8555 Cambie St., Vancouver. (Sea to Sky Architecture/RR Planning/Breka Laurel Holdings)
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Breka Bakery & Cafe proposes 30-storey hotel tower in Vancouver

It includes an industrial bakery for the rapidly expanding chain.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2026
Concept of the Hudson's Bay parkade city block redevelopment at 501-595 West Georgia St., Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Holborn Group)
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Western Canada's tallest tower approved by Vancouver City Council

A historic project for Downtown Vancouver can take its next steps.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2026
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