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Vancouver's iconic, three-decade-old fireworks festival cancelled due to finances
Vancouver's iconic, three-decade-old fireworks festival cancelled due to finances
The decision comes as the society was in the process of making financial commitments to host next year's event and determined it was no longer feasible to move forward.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Vancouver's iconic, three-decade-old fireworks festival cancelled due to finances
Rob Shaw: Carney’s B.C. pipeline gambit looks less like strategy, more like flailing
Rob Shaw: Carney’s B.C. pipeline gambit looks less like strategy, more like flailing
PM courting Alberta in secret, elevating Eby in public, muddling Canada’s authority in the process
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November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Rob Shaw: Carney’s B.C. pipeline gambit looks less like strategy, more like flailing
Opinion: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
Opinion: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
Hunting advocacy organizations and politicians are inciting a moral panic about grizzly bears, oversimplifying an inherently complex ecological problem.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Opinion: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
'Bailey will be proud': Aunt of slain B.C. woman sees impact of advocacy
'Bailey will be proud': Aunt of slain B.C. woman sees impact of advocacy
Bill C-225, known as Bailey's Law, would make first-degree murder charges automatic in cases of intimate-partner violence.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
'Bailey will be proud': Aunt of slain B.C. woman sees impact of advocacy
ABC Vancouver pushes through zero per cent tax increase for 2026
ABC Vancouver pushes through zero per cent tax increase for 2026
Job loss, cuts to city departments part of Ken Sim-led 'back to basics' budget
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November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
ABC Vancouver pushes through zero per cent tax increase for 2026
Vancouver Canucks worth US$2.2B, same as the average NHL team: report
Vancouver Canucks worth US$2.2B, same as the average NHL team: report
Hockey team does not release business information, but CNBC estimates it drew US$234M in revenue
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November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Vancouver Canucks worth US$2.2B, same as the average NHL team: report
Here are the intriguing items this band playing in Vancouver will request backstage
Here are the intriguing items this band playing in Vancouver will request backstage
From socks to local IPAs, grapes to chips and more.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Here are the intriguing items this band playing in Vancouver will request backstage
Whistler Mountain to open for 60th season on Wednesday
Whistler Mountain to open for 60th season on Wednesday
Opening ceremony planned for 8 a.m. in Skiers Plaza
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November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Whistler Mountain to open for 60th season on Wednesday
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Canada's most decorated female Olympian has been suspended for two years from her sport for an anti-doping rule violation. Toronto's Penny Oleksiak, winner of seven Olympic medals in swimming, has not tested positive for a banned substance.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Carney says B.C. 'has to agree' on pipeline plan from Alberta
Carney says B.C. 'has to agree' on pipeline plan from Alberta
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says British Columbia "has to agree" on a potential pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Carney says B.C. 'has to agree' on pipeline plan from Alberta
New fancy food court coming to Vancouver mall includes Lunch Lady, DownLow Chicken, Rob Feenie burgers
New fancy food court coming to Vancouver mall includes Lunch Lady, DownLow Chicken, Rob Feenie burgers
The first six of around 20 tenants have been announced
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November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New fancy food court coming to Vancouver mall includes Lunch Lady, DownLow Chicken, Rob Feenie burgers
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
VICTORIA — British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions have seen a 70 per cent decline in international students, requiring the province to launch a review in a bid to stabilize the sector, the minister of post-secondary education said.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
Black Friday deals: Save up to 50% off flights from Vancouver
Black Friday deals: Save up to 50% off flights from Vancouver
Take advantage of significant savings on flights to numerous cities in North America and the Caribbean.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Black Friday deals: Save up to 50% off flights from Vancouver
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
OTTAWA — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Monday the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
Whistler Winterlight expands to three-day festival with lights, music and Ferris wheel rides
Whistler Winterlight expands to three-day festival with lights, music and Ferris wheel rides
The season kickoff event returns Nov. 27–29 with festive programming and more than 350,000 lights
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November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Whistler Winterlight expands to three-day festival with lights, music and Ferris wheel rides
American teams respond to entangled humpback in Canadian waters
American teams respond to entangled humpback in Canadian waters
U.S. teams from Friday Harbor and Port Angeles were able to proceed with the rescue in Canadian waters through a newly established protocol between DFO and the U.S. NOAA.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
American teams respond to entangled humpback in Canadian waters
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
Recommendations are expected by March 15, next year.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
North Vancouver doughnut shop owner says donating leftover food 'a no-brainer'
North Vancouver doughnut shop owner says donating leftover food 'a no-brainer'
Lower Lonsdale’s Cream Pony donates their unsold food through redistribution charity Vancouver Food Runners, and encourages other local businesses to do the same
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November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
North Vancouver doughnut shop owner says donating leftover food 'a no-brainer'
Huge Vancouver comedy festival reveals line-up with James Acaster, Atsuko Okatsuka, Dropout Improv
Huge Vancouver comedy festival reveals line-up with James Acaster, Atsuko Okatsuka, Dropout Improv
Also coming will be Yakov Smirnoff, Ed Gamble and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator Phil Rosenthal.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Huge Vancouver comedy festival reveals line-up with James Acaster, Atsuko Okatsuka, Dropout Improv
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level — which would put the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individual platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
Rob Shaw: Carney delivers three-hour crash course on blindsiding Eby over pipeline
Rob Shaw: Carney delivers three-hour crash course on blindsiding Eby over pipeline
Prime minister assures B.C. pipeline deal wasn’t done, only for agreement with Alberta to surface before premier got back to his desk
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November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Rob Shaw: Carney delivers three-hour crash course on blindsiding Eby over pipeline
Hot deal: Fly direct from Vancouver to these 3 Mexican hot spots for under $200
Hot deal: Fly direct from Vancouver to these 3 Mexican hot spots for under $200
Find out how to get the cheapest air fare to Mexico this year.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hot deal: Fly direct from Vancouver to these 3 Mexican hot spots for under $200
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week's attack on a group of students and teachers. The B.C.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level — which would put the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individual platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban
OTTAWA — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Monday the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Hodgson says Ottawa is close to providing clarity on B.C. tanker ban