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Home prices across parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have slipped back to levels last seen before the surge induced by the pandemic, as a slowdown in sales and a buildup of listings continue to reshape the Lower Mainland housing market.

Home prices in parts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley back to levels before pandemic-induced surge

Detailed design and planning work is now underway to widen a sizeable segment of Golden Ears Way north of the Golden Ears Bridge in Maple Ridge.

Three-km-long segment of Golden Ears Bridge access road to be widened by TransLink

A B. C. homeowner took matters into her own hands after the strata fined her for allegations that her tenant damaged an elevator by jumping and dancing in it.

B.C. homeowner fights strata after being fined for tenant dancing in elevator

Vancouver City Council is being asked to step in to fill the 2026 summer celebration and fireworks gap left by the cancellation of the long-running Honda Celebration of Light.

Vancouver mayor proposes up to $600,000 in new funding for one-night fireworks event to replace this summer's Honda Celebration of Light

One spot was crowned the most livable major city in Canada, and it may surprise you. When you think of Canada’s major cities, places like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are likely the first ones to come to mind. But their popularity and notoriety don’t necessarily make them the most livable destinations in the country.

This spot was named the most livable major city in Canada

A Coquitlam resident has had bright lights from a Burnaby building shining into his living room for weeks now. Mike Chrisholm lives in a tower on Austin Avenue, right on the Coquitlam-Burnaby border. He said the light pollution is coming from a tower at the corner of Austin Road and North Road in Burnaby.

'Unreasonable disturbance': Burnaby bylaws no help to Coquitlam resident dealing with bright lights

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) reached all-time historic annual highs in both passenger traffic and freight cargo volumes in 2025, cementing its position as Canada’s second-busiest airport and its role as a key gateway between North America and Asia.

Vancouver International Airport achieves all-time historic annual record of 26.9 million passengers in 2025

UPDATE: As of 4:45 p.m., regular service on the SkyTrain’s Canada Line has resumed. A stalled Canada Line train could cause you some problems during the busy Vancouver rush hour period.

Regular Canada Line service resumes after stalled train causes hours-long delays

A provincial initiative aimed at preventing the loss of affordable secured purpose-built rental housing has exceeded its original mandate, securing nearly 2,200 homes across British Columbia in less than three years.

B.C. Rental Protection Fund surpasses goal, securing 2,200 old affordable rental homes to prevent big rent hikes and redevelopment

Downtown Vancouver’s leased office space market is showing early signs of a long-awaited recovery, with vacancy expected to ease in 2026 as a halt in new construction collides with a sharp rebound in leasing demand, according to a new market forecast today from CBRE.

After a long slump, downtown Vancouver's office space market may finally be turning around

Two candidates seeking OneCity Vancouver’s nomination for mayor in the October 2026 civic election are staking out competing — but overlapping — visions for how the City of Vancouver should rebuild its aging community centres and recreation centres, with the approach for the Britannia civic hub emerging as an election issue early on in the race.

Two mayoral candidates lay out competing visions for rebuilding Vancouver's community centres in OneCity nomination race, including the Britannia redevelopment

Another new hotel is planned within the immediate area of SkyTrain’s future Oak-VGH SkyTrain station. A newly-submitted rezoning application from W. T. Leung Architects proposes to redevelop the site of 896 West 8th Ave. and 2412 Laurel St. — situated at the southeast corner of the intersection of West 8th Avenue and Laurel Street, about a two-minute walk north from the future subway station on the Millennium Line’s Broadway extension.

Fourth new hotel proposed for future Oak-VGH SkyTrain station, replacing former office building of Arthur Erickson's architectural firm

Pedestrian access to the Westham Island Bridge will be fully shut down for several weeks starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, as crews work to perform repairs to the significantly damaged structure in a safe and expedited manner. The full closure to vehicles, now extended to pedestrians as well, will remain in effect until further notice.

Damaged Westham Island Bridge repairs begin, necessitating weeks-long closure to pedestrians

A Vancouver condo owner is frustrated that pet owners in her building must take a separate entrance from the main door when they have their animals.

Vancouver condo owner frustrated by 'designated pet door' in her building

As part of his pitch to become the new leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, Iain Black is calling for the cancellation of the BC NDP-led provincial government’s eight-lane George Massey Tunnel replacement project and the revival of the BC Liberals’ original plans to build a new 10-lane bridge project.

BC Conservative leader candidate proposes reviving 10-lane George Massey bridge project as the 'Sir John A. Macdonald Gateway'

A B. C. landlord who withheld a renter’s security deposit over unclean dishes and other nuisance-related issues was forced to pay it back after the tenant initiated a legal fight.

B.C. landlord forced to return deposit withheld over unclean dishes

One of downtown Vancouver’s largest office development projects, first planned during the pre-pandemic office market boom, will not proceed as originally approved, given the prevailing weak office market conditions.

Westbank's major downtown Vancouver office tower project at steam plant site pivots to hotel, residential, and data centre uses

The City of Surrey has kicked off the procurement bidding process for its plan to build a new mixed-use entertainment complex in Surrey City Centre, featuring a 10,000-seat indoor arena, a hotel, conference and meeting space, and other complementary commercial uses and potentially some residential uses.

City of Surrey begins bidding process to select developer, sports tenant, and operator for new 10,000-seat City Centre Arena

Vancouver City Council is poised to make one of the most consequential planning decisions in the city’s history: the adoption of the City of Vancouver’s first-ever citywide Official Development Plan (ODP) — a legally binding land use framework that will guide growth, development, and infrastructure investment for the next 30 years and beyond.

Vancouver Plan to be replaced by first-ever citywide Official Development Plan

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