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Canadian fans march to BC Place Stadium, with the route backdropped by Science World's transformation into the adidas Trionda match soccer ball of the FIFA World Cup, as seen on June 18, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)
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'We were a full tilt World Cup host city': Vancouver's FIFA head on event success

"We leaned all the way into it, collectively."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2026
Sport Chek at 18 West Broadway, Vancouver, during its closing sale on July 25, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)
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Vancouver Sport Chek store set to close after nearly 20 years

Another business closure on West Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2026
The new Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre, as of July 2, 2026 during its final preparatory work. (City of North Vancouver)
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Inside North Vancouver's newly opened $230-million Harry Jerome recreation centre

The largest community recreation facility on the North Shore.

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  • Jul 25, 2026
Tilbury LNG Facility on the Fraser River in Delta. (FortisBC)
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$2-billion Metro Vancouver LNG plant expansion advances with First Nation stake

B.C. government has removed a key regulatory requirement.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 25, 2026
Boardroom at the headquarters of Metro Vancouver Regional District at Metrotower III at Metropolis at Metrotown mall in Burnaby. (Turner Construction)
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Metro Vancouver Regional District to shrink board size, create new project oversight

"Achieving meaningful change is important."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 25, 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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Federal aviation concerns could shrink Western Canada's tallest tower in Vancouver

This could impact the "supertall" classification.

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  • Jul 24, 2026
July 2026 testing in Metro Vancouver of TransLink's first new 40-ft trolley bus from Solaris. (TransLink)
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TransLink's first new European-made trolley bus to enter service in September

A new era for TransLink's trolley bus fleet.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 24, 2026
Protest outside Vancouver City Hall. (Unite Here Local 40)
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Union-linked Californians accused of filibustering Vancouver City Council hearings

Mayor Sim is calling for B.C. government intervention.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 24, 2026
Diamond Schmitt Architects/Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society
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Four new concert halls eyed for Vancouver, including Robson Square and False Creek

An ambitious project to provide additional capacity.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 23, 2026
2026 concept for a mixed-use hotel and condo tower at 1166 West Pender St., Vancouver. (Hariri Pontarini Architects/Hines/Reliance Properties)
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Major hotel and condo tower proposed to replace stalled Vancouver office project

And it would be taller, reaching 530 ft. with 49 storeys.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 23, 2026
Artistic rendering of the Telus AI data centre at Main Alley tech campus' M3 building at 111 East 5th Ave. and 2060 Quebec St., Vancouver. (WZMH Architects/Telus/Westbank)
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Telus-Westbank AI data centre decision punted until after Vancouver election

More public consultation will also be performed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 23, 2026
Former Molson Coors brewery site at the south end of Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (CBRE)
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Vancouver City Council endorses high-density future for former Molson brewery site

Precedent set by Senakw.

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  • Jul 22, 2026
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Evo Car Share expands in Surrey with new one-way locations

Making it easier to connect riders with public transit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2026
BC Place Stadium's FIFA World Cup-era soccer nets turned into hammocks atop Grouse Mountain. (Grouse Mountain)
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FIFA World Cup goal nets from BC Place become hammocks across Vancouver

Called "Hammock Goals."

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  • Jul 22, 2026
TransLink
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Second tentative deal reached for Metro Vancouver transit workers after first rejected

Representing 5,000 bus drivers, mechanics, and SeaBus workers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2026
Preliminary conceptual artistic rendering of the social housing tower at 388 Abbott Street, Vancouver, which is associated with the Hudson's Bay parkade redevelopment project. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Holborn Group)
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Opinion: Western Canada's tallest tower is worthy of Vancouver's setting

The natural setting is not an excuse for civic underachievement.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2026
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Uber now lets Canadians book hotels directly through its ride-hailing app

Eventually growing to more than 700,000 hotels worldwide.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2026
Surrey Soccer Fan Zone at Surrey Civic Plaza in Surrey City Centre, as seen on July 19, 2026. (City of Surrey)
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175,000 people attended Surrey's four unofficial FIFA World Cup watch parties

The largest celebrations the City of Surrey has ever hosted.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 21, 2026
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