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Crowds gather early at English Bay Beach to save the perfect spot for Honda Celebration of Light fireworks viewing. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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High tide will limit beach capacity for Honda Celebration of Light fireworks tonight

Beach 'real estate' at English Bay will be very limited tonight.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2017
AKIRAYA Fireworks, representing Team Japan, with help from Sirius Pyrotechnics prepare the barge for the 2017 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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Japan plans 'Land of the Rising Sun' theme for Honda Celebration of Light (PHOTOS)

Team Japan kicks off the 27th annual Honda Celebration of Light tonight!

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2017
Crowds gather at English Bay Beach for the Honda Celebration of Light. (_excuse_me_sir_ / Instagram)
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Police ramp up security ahead of Honda Celebration of Light

"We are paying close attention to world events."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2017
A 2017 Ford Focus Electric Hatchback being charged. (Ford)
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Vancouver Police adding electric vehicles to its fleet

The vehicles will replace 20 aging gas-powered vehicles.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2017
View of the tower from the Surrey Central bus loop. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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This new hotel tower is now the tallest building in Surrey (PHOTOS)

This skyscraper would be the 3rd tallest in downtown Vancouver if it were located there.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2017
Artistic rendering of the approved Hampton by Hilton hotel and residences. (Architecture49 / Yanna Holdings)
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30-storey 'landmark' Hilton hotel approved for Surrey

Another major hotel will be built in downtown Surrey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2017
The Georgia Street entrance of the historic Rosewood Hotel Georgia building. (Gord McKenna / Flickr)
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Vancouver entrepreneur acquires downtown's Rosewood Hotel Georgia

A deal with Hong Kong-based investors earlier this year fell apart.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2017
The new escalators at the recently opened west entrance to Metrotown Station, which is the fifth busiest SkyTrain station. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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20 busiest SkyTrain stations in Metro Vancouver

Some stations see more passengers in one hour than some other stations see the entire day.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2017
Artistic rendering of the tower from the Sheraton One Wall Centre. (Bing Thom Architects / Westbank)
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Iconic 56-storey pipe-organ tower approved by Vancouver City Council

The tower will set a new benchmark for architectural excellence and change the skyline's shape.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2017
A TransLink bus picks up passengers in Vancouver. (TransLink)
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10 busiest and most crowded bus routes in Metro Vancouver

The busiest route costs just $0.60 per boarded passenger to operate.

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  • Jul 27, 2017
The platform level on the Expo Line's Surrey Central Station. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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TransLink ridership on target for record-breaking year

Passenger numbers are swelling on Metro Vancouver's public transit system.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2017
The Woodward's Building in downtown Vancouver in the foreground; the ever expanding Metrotown skyline in Burnaby in the background (globetrekimages / Flickr)
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Other cities unfairly rely on Vancouver to create new rental housing: Affleck

"I don't think it's fair for Vancouver to take this kind of burden."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2017
Potential concept for the new highrise developments in Oakridge Municipal Town Centre. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver announces plan to allow 72,000 new homes over next 10 years

This plan to fix affordability will start a new housing boom.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2017
Artistic rendering of the new 10-lane bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel. (Government of BC)
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Richmond wants Premier Horgan to replace George Massey Bridge project with tunnel

Richmond wants a new additional tunnel to be built instead of a new bridge.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2017
Artistic rendering of the now-cancelled Pacific Northwest LNG project in Prince Rupert. (Pacific Northwest LNG / Petronas)
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Petronas cancels $36-billion BC LNG project

It would've been one of the largest foreign direct investments in Canadian history.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2017
Chairlift at Calgary Olympic Park. (Shutterstock)
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Calgary City Council rejects plebiscite on 2026 Olympics bid

City staff will report to Council on CBEC's final recommendations at the end of the month.

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  • Jul 26, 2017
The west stationhouse to SkyTrain's Expo Line's Metrotown Station is now open. (TransLink)
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Metrotown Station's super-tall escalators finally open (PHOTOS)

These new escalators are nearly as high as Granville Station's.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 25, 2017
The modular social housing project on the southeast corner of Main Street and Terminal Avenue is a VAHA project. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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900 new affordable rental units planned at City-owned sites

Seven sites across Vancouver are slated.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 25, 2017
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