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Parq Casino Vancouver and the JW Marriott and Marriott's The Douglas Autograph Collection hotels. (Kenneth Chan)
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Parq Casino Vancouver looks to add 300 slot machines, boost capacity by 50%

Ending Vancouver's moratorium on gambling expansion since 2011.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 2, 2025
The Flying Fools High Dive Show at the 2025 PNE Fair, backdropped by the construction of the new Freedom Mobile Arch amphitheatre. (Kenneth Chan)
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Over 612,000 people visited the 2025 PNE Fair amid amphitheatre construction

It was the lowest attendance in 20 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 2, 2025
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Canada needs to sustain record annual housing construction for a decade

A pace the country has never sustained.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 29, 2025
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U.S. tariffs have made mortgage decisions harder for Canadians: survey

Economic volatility continues to reshape mortgage decisions.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 29, 2025
Dancing Fountain atop Queen Elizabeth Park. (Stephanie Braconnier/Shutterstock)
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Iconic dancing fountain atop Queen Elizabeth Park finally repaired

A stunning water feature at Vancouver's highest point.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 29, 2025
A police incident at the former Howard Johnson hotel, turned into a supportive housing site, at the Granville Entertainment District in downtown Vancouver on July 25, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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Two-thirds of B.C. businesses say crime and street disorder getting worse

"Small businesses have been left to fend for themselves."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 29, 2025
July 2025 construction progress on the first phase of Senakw. (Kenneth Chan)
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Westbank sells its entire stake in the Senakw rental housing project

One of Canada's largest pension funds has replaced Westbank.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 28, 2025
2025 concept of 1745 West 8th Ave., Vancouver. (Chris Dikeakos Architects/Amacon Developments)
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Condo towers proposed to replace film studio in the Broadway Plan area

Replacing a half-century old concrete bunker building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 28, 2025
Makeup of Vancouver City Council after the April 2025 by-election. (City of Vancouver)
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Opinion: The double standard of political secrecy in B.C.

There is much more to this.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 28, 2025
Spirit of British Columbia vessel. (BC Ferries)
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Carbon tax savings could limit future BC Ferries fare hikes

"Spreading the savings over a longer period of time."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 27, 2025
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'Significant uncertainty': Canada's top court urged to weigh in on Aboriginal land claim

"The already difficult investment climate will be further destabilized."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 27, 2025
The newly built Pier West residential towers on Fraser River waterfront of downtown New Westminster. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City of New Westminster beats legislated housing target by nearly two times

Propelled by the completion of the Pier West towers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 27, 2025
Indoor pet lounge on a passenger deck; artistic rendering of the New Major Vessels. (BC Ferries)
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What we know about the design of BC Ferries' New Major Vessels

It includes amenity-rich indoor dog lounges on passenger decks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 27, 2025
Amtrak Cascades' first new train on the way for initial testing, July 2025. (WSDOT | Hudson Sheats)
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Inside the brand new Amtrak Cascades trains now being tested ahead of launch

A drastically improved service linking Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 25, 2025
BCIT Burnaby's Tall Timber Student Residence now complete. (BCIT)
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BCIT Burnaby campus opens mass-timber student housing tower with 469 beds

"Reduce commute times and ease pressure on the local rental market."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 25, 2025
Option 1 and Option 2; proposed routes for Metrotown-North Shore BRT, August 2025. (TransLink)
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TransLink seeks public input on new Metrotown-North Shore BRT route

Two route options between Ironworkers Memorial Bridge and Brentwood.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 25, 2025
Construction of a new residential tower in Burnaby's Metrotown district. (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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Developer urges conditional return of foreign buyers to boost rental housing supply

Government costs are now the largest expenditure in housing projects.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 23, 2025
2025 concept of 728-796 Main St., Vancouver. (Studio One Architecture/Hogan's Alley Society)
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African-inspired social housing tower proposed for Vancouver Chinatown

Inspired by the Baobab tree, the "Tree of Life."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 23, 2025
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