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'Is Canada, like, hot again?': On the country's pop culture moment

By Simrin Purhar My mom’s reply to my Instagram story was quick and crystal clear: “Absolutely not”. I’d posted a picture of our former prime...

08.02.2026 10

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Opinion: The DTES plan isn’t renewal; it’s erasure

By Former CRAB Park Residents and Ayx Community Bus Members The City of Vancouver calls its new Downtown Eastside (DTES) Plan a...

25.12.2025 10

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Text scam about speeding in school zones has arrived in Vancouver, and we almost fell for it

  Breathe easy and put down your credit card—you didn’t just get a speeding ticket unless, well, you did, likely after failing to talk your way...

05.12.2025 10

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Jimmy Kimmel’s axing is about more than ratings; it’s about who controls the conversation

The cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel should set off alarm bells across the continent. Love him or loathe him, Kimmel didn’t deserve to be axed by his...

19.09.2025 10

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They promised shipbuilding in B.C.—then gave the contract to China

By Dean Broughton As the son of a marine electrician, I know firsthand what the shipyards can mean to families in British Columbia.  For 30 years,...

15.06.2025 10

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Vancouver isn't ready for the "Big One"

  By Riley Hill A recent report presented to city council painted a bleak picture of what a long-feared megathrust earthquake—commonly known as...

08.06.2025 60

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Are Mark Carney and David Eby best friends now?

The dramatic redrawing of the political landscape that occurred in the recent federal election is helping to push the BC NDP government and the...

07.06.2025 40

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How I fought an airline for compensation and won (aka Canada's Air Passenger Protection actually works)

  Evidently, you can fight city hall. Or, more accurately, the airline industry, which is to say if you’ve ever been screwed over by a Canadian...

24.05.2025 20

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The power of art in the well-being of youth

By Valerie Methot Have you ever had conversations that haunt you? In pursuit of finding a topic for Some Assembly’s new theatre project, I had...

22.04.2025 10

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Christopher Gusz: Why are devastating transit cuts even up for discussion?

Christopher Gusz is a volunteer with Movement.  Metro Vancouver transit is at a crisis point. Buses are overcrowded, passengers getting left at bus...

23.03.2025 10

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Movement Is Hosting A

Drew Young: How to survive opening an art studio

Drew Young is a visual artist and arts entrepreneur. Planning to open an art studio in Vancouver? Three words: Brown bag it. Build your studios as...

21.03.2025 10

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Lucy Maloney: Vancouver has put renter protections in place. Now let’s enforce them

Lucy Maloney is a City Council candidate with OneCity Vancouver. There are few things in life as unsettling as an eviction.  I know. I’ve been...

14.03.2025 10

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Mayor Kim's plan might change the DTES, but it won't improve residents' lives

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is often called Canada’s poorest neighbourhood, and it’s also a hub of supportive housing and social services. ...

25.02.2025 30

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On beauty, Shaggy, and fatness

Grade 5 was the first time I had a boy tell me he had a crush on me.  Well, he didn’t exactly tell me. He sent me an email to my newly minted email...

08.01.2025 10

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Cheyenne Rouleau Is The Creator And Star Of

No, Vancouver is not that unsafe, actually

In 1980, Victoria-based psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder published Michelle Remembers: a book documenting his patient (and later wife)’s recovered...

05.01.2025 10

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