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Condominiums in downtown Toronto. (JohnInNorthYork/Shutterstock)
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Weak condo demand in Vancouver and Toronto dragging down Canada's housing market

Economic uncertainty continues to cast a shadow.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 16, 2025
February 2025 preliminary concept of the new Vancouver Aquatic Centre. (Acton Ostry Architects/MJMA Architecture and Design)
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Vancouver City Council set to decide on controversial new 25-metre West End pool

Swim clubs are urging City Council to back a 50-metre pool instead.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 16, 2025
Construction crane for a new Vancouver residential building. (Lijuan Guo/Shutterstock)
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'At a reckoning point': City of Vancouver defers fees to prevent new housing slowdown

"It's very, very expensive to build here in the Lower Mainland."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 15, 2025
Example of a padel (paddel tennis) court. (Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock)
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Eight temporary outdoor padel courts and cafe slated for Vancouver waterfront site

"More than a club; a sanctuary for movement, wellness, and connections."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 14, 2025
Completed condition of the repaired Jericho Pier, as of June 11, 2025. (Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation)
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Jericho Pier now fully repaired, finally reopens to the public

It closed three and a half years ago due to storm damage.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 14, 2025
A Sobeys grocery store brand will open in the former Toys 'R' Us space at 1154-1174 West Broadway in Vancouver, as seen on June 1, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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New grocery store slated for former Toys 'R' Us on West Broadway in Vancouver

Toys 'R' Us closed its longtime store location earlier this spring.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 13, 2025
No. 10 Granville/Waterfront Station trolley bus route on Granville Street in Vancouver. (TransLink)
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17 bus stops to be permanently removed from busy Granville route in Vancouver

The changes begin early this summer.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 13, 2025
New daylighted and naturalized area of Canyon Creek at Spanish Banks Beach Park. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Spanish Banks Beach now has a new naturalized water-flowing creek

A segment of Canyon Creek from Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 13, 2025
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Vancouver City Council to consider property tax break for new rental housing

Currently, the viability of new rental housing is "significantly undermined."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 13, 2025
Spirit of British Columbia vessel of BC Ferries. (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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China-built ships for BC Ferries draw backlash, spark calls for cancellation

"Stop this deal before it’s too late."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 13, 2025
Trutch Street street sign in Vancouver. (Laurenne Karmel/Daily Hive)
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This long Vancouver road will be renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street this summer

The new street signs will also have the English name.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 12, 2025
Traffic gridlock due to the supportive housing fire. (Kenneth Chan)
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Traffic mayhem in downtown Vancouver due to supportive housing fire

A fire at the controversial former Howard Johnson Hotel.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 12, 2025
Lime e-scooter share station in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan)
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Lime has now expanded e-scooter share across downtown Vancouver

Dozens of stations across the city centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 11, 2025
Vancouver's official 2026 FIFA World Cup countdown clock installed outside BC Place Stadium at Terry Fox Plaza. (Kenneth Chan)
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Vancouver's FIFA World Cup countdown clock unveiled outside BC Place Stadium

Just one year to go until the tournament kicks off.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 11, 2025
May 2024 concept: redevelopment of Safeway at 1780 East Broadway, Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/Westbank/Crombie REIT)
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Safeway redevelopment at Commercial-Broadway Station approved by Vancouver City Council

After 10 years of planning, design, revisions, and review.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 11, 2025
May 2025 concept of the hotel tower at 1500-1588 West 3rd Ave., Vancouver. (Arno Matis Architecture)
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Wyndham hotel eyed for 18-storey mass-timber tower near Granville Island

160 guest rooms next to the Granville Street Bridge's south end.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 11, 2025
Preliminary conceptual design of BC Ferries' new major vessels. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries selects shipyard in China to build four new major vessels

The shipyard is a Chinese state-owned enterprise.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 10, 2025
Kareem Allam. (Kareem Allam/Submitted)
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Former ABC campaign manager to run for mayor of Vancouver in 2026

"I think I could do a better job than Ken Sim."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 10, 2025
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