It's Canada's 150th birthday so you want to make this year count. Forget paying for boring activities when you can hit up one of these epic events.

The long weekend rolls on with a Sunday full of fun activities, including a Canada Day Parade. Queen + Adam Lambert, and more. Plan your day with our checklist of 10 great events to experience in Vancouver.

Enjoying summer on a budget? We’ve got your hookup to great free events happening in Vancouver! From Canada Day to Khatsahlano Street Party and Surrey Fusion Festival, here are 37 free things to do around the city this July.

After announcing earlier this year that it would be piloting a free shuttle bus service over the summer months, the City of Port Moody has announced when exactly the service will be in operation and the stops it will include.

TransLink’s board of directors unanimously approved a 2.3% fare increase in their quarterly public meeting this morning.

There were huge crowds at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Monday from travellers returning from their Canada Day long-weekend getaways.

An iconic summer tradition is returning to a Vancouver waterway this weekend and promises to be a sight to behold. False Creek Ferries has announced that its popular Ferry Ballet is happening on Saturday, July 1 along the False Creek Waterfront.

If you haven’t had a chance to make it down to Vancouver’s Urban Winery, now’s a good a time as any with the opening of Postmark Brewing.

“Canada’s biggest little birthday party” – is looking forward to celebrating our country’s 146th birthday with a great community get together from sunrise to sunset!

Canada Day is coming up fast and it’s a big day of celebration and reflection across the country. One of our favourite moments of the festivities is the fireworks displays, and a number of events in and around Metro Vancouver have huge ones planned for their July 1 extravaganzas.

Here’s a trip down memory lane: it was 10 years ago today that Vancouver won the bid to host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

BC health officials unveiled today that the province is moving into Step 3 of the restart plan, allowing nightclubs and casinos to open their doors again as of July 1.

This June, the Vancouver Police Pipe Band will crown their centennial year by travelling to England to perform in the Changing of the Guard, the first non-military pipe band to perform in the ceremony’s 350-year history.

Summer-starved? You can put down a visit to the Big Splash Water Slide Park on your summer to-do list to replenish. The Tsawwassen hot spot told Daily Hive that they are set to officially reopen on Canada Day. For the 2022 season, they’ll be operating from Friday, July 1, to Labour Day on Monday, September 5.

This little corner at the foot of Canada’s West Coast had back-to-back Canada Days in 2003. A young teenager at the time, I still remember Wednesday, July 2, 2003 being a warm, sunny morning, that began with a rude greeting by a family of racoons who had rummaged through the garbage cans in my backyard and made a huge mess.

There truly is no better way to celebrate Canada Day than by exploring our beautiful country. And it just so happens that Parks Canada is making it even easier for Canadians to escape the city and head off the beaten path by offering free admission to all of its national parks and historic sites this July 1.

After losing in devastating fashion against Toronto, things didn't get better for the Whitecaps in California as they fell 2-0 in the hands of the LA Galaxy. We also preview the Colorado Rapids game, we chat about MLS Rumours, EURO 2016 and we open the mailbag.

For those that were unable to snap a photo of the Olympic Cauldron lit up in all its glory, you’ll get a chance to this Canada Day. That’s right as Vancouver plans the biggest Canada celebration west of Ontario, the flame will once again be burning bright.