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B.C. Home Owner Grant threshold drops for first time in years as values fall

The first decrease since 2020.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 3, 2026
Residential towers under construction in North Vancouver. (Adam Melnyk/Shutterstock)
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Lower Mainland home property values flat to 10% lower in 2026 assessment

Surrey saw some of the steepest drops among major cities.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 3, 2026
Sunrise Market at 300 Powell St., Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Historic low-cost Sunrise Market grocery store in Vancouver listed for sale

Increasingly impacted by the Downtown Eastside's disorder.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2025
Summer 2025 construction progress of Bridge Studios' Lake City Studios. (Arc Studio)
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North America's largest purpose-built film studio opens in Metro Vancouver

Concealing a hub for creative gold.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 30, 2025
Fireworks at Canada Place in Coal Harbour in downtown Vancouver. (James Chen/Shutterstock)
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No fireworks in downtown Vancouver for New Year's Eve or the rest of 2026

No major fireworks in the city's 2026 events calendar.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 29, 2025
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Season 2, filmed in Metro Vancouver. (David Bukach/Disney)
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Why Percy Jackson proves Vancouver's film crews are among the world's best

An incredible wealth of skilled talent in Metro Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 29, 2025
December 2025 groundbreaking ceremony for 1 Market Square, the first tower of Inlet District, with Port Moody mayor Megan Lahti. (Wegroup Properties)
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Construction starts on Metro Vancouver condo tower defying market headwinds

Buoyed by the project's unusually strong pre-sales.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 27, 2025
Sea Otter House (təməsew̓txʷ ) Aquatic and Community Centre in New Westminster (left) and Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby (right). (Daniel Chai | Kenneth Chan)
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Two new Metro Vancouver recreation facilities win Olympic design award

Both designed by the same Vancouver-based architectural firm.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 27, 2025
2025 revised concept with supportive housing for 343 West Pender St., Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Chard Development)
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Heritage redevelopment near Gastown approved for veterans' supportive housing

The Finch's Tea House site will not be turned into office and retail.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 27, 2025
1919: Parade celebrating the end of World War I on the 100 block of East Hastings, looking east toward Main Street. (Vancouver Public Library Archives | Google Maps)
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Before and after: When the Downtown Eastside was Vancouver's vibrant downtown

A sharp contrast.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 26, 2025
Artistic rendering of the hotel tower at 1167-1193 Granville St., Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Deecorp Properties)
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Developer aiming to build three Vancouver hotel towers with 1,000 rooms

This includes two towers on Granville Street in downtown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 24, 2025
Opening of one vehicle lane of the new Riverview Bridge (Pattullo replacement) during the early morning hours of Dec. 24, 2025. (Stephen Braverman)
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It's official: One lane of new Pattullo Bridge now open to traffic

The start of a phased opening of all four lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 24, 2025
The first U.S. location of Cactus Club Cafe in Boston. (Cactus Club Cafe)
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'Canada kisses Boston': Cactus Club Cafe opens first U.S. location

Growing to 35 locations by early 2026.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 24, 2025
December 2022 snowstorm at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). (Margarita Young/Shutterstock)
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Federal transport minister defends Canada's high airfares

"We have a very big country, and it's a Nordic country."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 24, 2025
Vancouver International Airport's (YVR) booth at the 2025 Routes World conference in Hong Kong. (Kenneth Chan)
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Inside the global competition to bring new airlines to Vancouver airport

"It's a very competitive environment."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 24, 2025
Commercial cargo being loaded into the belly hold of an Air Canada passenger aircraft. (Vancouver International Airport)
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How cargo is driving Vancouver airport's evolution and growth beyond passenger travel

YVR already punches well above its weight as a cargo hub.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 24, 2025
Large crowds and lengthy waits for buses outside Commercial-Broadway Station due to a medical emergency on SkyTrain's Expo Line on the morning of Dec. 23, 2025, resulting in the suspension of train service between Stadium-Chinatown Station and Commercial-Broadway Station. (@hina_vancovuer/X)
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Six-hour SkyTrain shutdown caps chaotic pre-Christmas morning in Metro Vancouver

Multiple bridge closure and SkyTrain service disruptions.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 23, 2025
Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam. (Google Maps)
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First Nation buys one of B.C.'s most profitable casinos in Metro Vancouver

Snuneymuxw First Nation has acquired five casinos in 2025.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 23, 2025
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