With Halloween and Diwali celebrations taking place over the course of the next week, fireworks will be top of mind for many in and around Metro Vancouver.

If you plan to check out one of the most iconic tourist destinations in Banff, you may want to visit soon, as it will be closed for upgrades starting next month.

The newest member of the Toronto Blue Jays might’ve already been a big star, but he’s set to reach a whole new level of fame in Canada.

The Edmonton Riverhawks have once again proven that the Alberta capital is a baseball town. After smashing the West Coast League attendance record last year with a total of 116,871 fans watching games in 2024, the team has confirmed that they are well on its way to surpassing that total this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have maintained an iconic look for most of their existence, but have also cycled through a few different designs since 1977. Some of these deserve credit as some of the best baseball uniforms of all-time, while others would be best left in the past.

Whether you’re headed to White Pine Beach, Spanish Banks, or a city park in Burnaby or North Van, one thing’s clear: finding parking at a park or beach this summer is brutal.

The Edmonton Riverhawks are the talk of the city this summer, and they’re sending players to the big leagues. What the Riverhawks have done to the Edmonton sports scene is no small feat. In a city obsessed with hockey, they have managed to steal the thunder in the summer months. This past Canada Day saw a record crowd of over 9,000 pack Re/Max Field, and the organization is aiming to set the West Coast league record for single-season attendance for a third-straight season.

Get ready for a weekend of saucy, smoky barbecue, Toronto, because North America’s biggest rib festival is coming back this weekend.

Just in time for Canada Day 2025, Roots soft opened its brand new Robson Street flagship store in downtown Vancouver. Located at 919 Robson St., it is prominently situated at the northwest corner of the intersection of Hornby Street and Robson Street — just west of Robson Square and the Vancouver Art Gallery, and just a block east from its former longtime home. This is in the base of QuadReal Property Group’s 19-storey office tower.

A man who was attempting to drive his Tesla off a BC Ferries vessel on Canada Day is now facing multiple charges. Shocking video footage posted to social media shows the man, who isn’t wearing pants, in a white Tesla, trying to drive off while the ship was still moving.

A superyacht valued at over US$200 million was spotted near Vancouver on Canada Day and appeared to be undergoing some maintenance.

On the evening of Canada Day, residents of the small B. C. city of Prince George were put on alert after being notified of a tornado warning.

The tornado that touched down near Lodgepole earlier this week has been given a preliminary rating of an EF2. The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) says it is Canada’s first recorded EF2 tornado of the year, which touched down in the Lodgepole, Alta. area, on July 2.

Canada Day turned out to be lucky for one Lotto Max lottery player who will soon take home an impressive prize. The Lotto Max draw took place on Tuesday, July 1, and the winning numbers were 02, 05, 14, 26, 33, 35, 36, and bonus 10. At the time, the jackpot was worth $55 million, but no one managed to match the seven winning numbers to score the top prize.

New York Yankees announcer Michael Kay might be regretting stirring up the Toronto Blue Jays fans — and one of his cross-border colleagues — this week.

The Vancouver Canucks kicked off Canada Day with two big contract extensions. After plenty of speculation, the Canucks made it official on Tuesday morning that both Thatcher Demko and Conor Garland will stay in Vancouver, signing a pair of multi-year deals.

A wrongful eviction case initiated by a renter backfired on them at the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal. According to the tribunal’s decision, the renter and applicant in the dispute claimed that the respondent landlord had wrongfully evicted them, and they sought thousands in damages, including $800 for lost rent and $4,200 for damages stemming from the eviction, which includes pain and suffering.

If you’re going to be out and about on Canada Day in Metro Vancouver, you’ll want to dress and be prepared for some pretty warm weather.