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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
Construction progress on the new Steveston interchange on Highway 99 in Richmond, as of Dec. 17, 2025. (Government of BC)
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All five lanes of new Steveston interchange at Highway 99 now open

After over three years of construction.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 23, 2025
First Nation pole in the Cowichan Valley. (Andrea C. Miller/Shutterstock)
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First Nations leaders defend B.C. Declaration Act amid growing calls for repeal

"A path that takes us backward to a place of uncertainty and conflict."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2025
Clint Wright, vice president and executive director of the Vancouver Aquarium. (Kenneth Chan)
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Vancouver Aquarium sees 'rebirth' under new owner, $10-million upgrades to date

"We've got so many ideas for so many things that we can do."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2025
Harold Johnson with his wife, Brandy LaRocque Johnson, and Vancouver <ayor Ken Sim during the City of Vancouver's December 2022 official proclamation honouring Harold's work for Chinatown. (Ken Sim)
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Crowdfunding launched to support widow of longtime Chinatown security guard

"He showed up for this community day after day."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2025
SkyTrain's second generation of Mark II trains that went into service in 2009/2010 (left) and the first generation of Mark II trains that went into service from 2000 to 2002 (right). (TransLink | Kenneth Chan)
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SkyTrain's entire fleet of Mark II train cars is set for retirement

This is in addition to retiring the original Mark I cars.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2025
A Vienna U-Bahn Line 1 station (left) and Vancouver SkyTrain's Stadium-Chinatown Station (right). (Architektengruppe U-Bahn | Kenneth Chan)
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Why the first stations of Vancouver's SkyTrain and Vienna's U-Bahn look alike

Cookie-cutter templates from Europe.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2025
Bute-Robson Plaza, December 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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$10-million permanent Robson Street plaza finished for West End car-free space

Major pedestrian-oriented public space changes for the area.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2025
Shipyards Christmas Market on North Vancouver's Lonsdale waterfront. (Kenneth Chan)
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Christmas market sends SeaBus ridership cresting well above normal

More sailings have been added this weekend.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2025
Fall 2025 tunnel boring for the new sewer main at Memorial West Park. (City of Vancouver)
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Small tunnel boring project by City of Vancouver reaches completion

The equipment was remote controlled.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 19, 2025
Mark V train at SkyTrain's Stadium-Chinatown Station. (Kenneth Chan)
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Opinion: SkyTrain's future at an uncertain crossroads after 40 years of success

A forthcoming misadventure into permanent Bus Rapid Transit?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 18, 2025
Wayne Sparrow. (Musqueam Indian Band)
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'Not coming for anyone's private property': First Nation seeks win-win relationships

"One of partnership and relationship with our neighbours."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 18, 2025
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