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A one of a kind art exhibition has opened in Vancouver. It’s the culmination of a course on the impact of graffiti culture, launched by a university professor. As Kristen Robinson reports, one of the guest lecturers, is a well known street artist, who honed his skills on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Arts and culture magazine Time Out has ranked the 30 Coolest Streets in the World, and one Vancouver neighbourhood made the list.

Winnipeg motorcyclists are hoping the city can expedite their street cleaning process as they say the current state of the roads act as safety hazards.

Illusive and world-renowned street artist Banksy has returned with a mural that features a life-size depiction of a woman holding a pressure washer, having apparently sprayed green paint up the side of the apartment building in London’s Finsbury Park. Viewed from afar, the piece acts as foliage for a barren tree. ‘The Banksy Story’ podcaster...

Police say a fire at a vape shop in Peterborough, Ont., early Saturday is an act of arson. Officers around 5 a.m. found a door smashed and a fire set inside the My Vapour Guy store at the Brealey Plaze on Lansdowne Street West. No injuries were reported but a suspect was seen leaving the...

Gerald Rainville is a Bonsai legend, the first Westerner to train with a master in Japan, now continuing his devotion to the art decades later. Here’s Jay Durant with This is BC. The Canadian Society for Asian Arts is sponsoring Bonsai: The Art and Magic of Small Trees, displayed in downtown Vancouver at the MNP...

The federal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a “unique chemical identifier” to pharmaceuticals being offered to users as an alternative to street drugs. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says there are practical concerns with the proposal. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters...

Vancouver has unveiled honorary street signage for Komagata Maru Place in the city’s downtown. At a news conference on Friday, artist Jag Nagra described her inspiration for the designs and her hopes that the signs act as a reminder for everyone to avoid repeating tragedies of the past.

Canada’s federal court has ruled that the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to shut down protests in 2022 was “unreasonable” and unjustified — contradicting a previous public inquiry. The federal government invoked the emergency measures to clear Ottawa’s streets after the capital was occupied for nearly a month and blockades were set...

Winnipeg Police said Friday an armed suspect took two women, a child, and an adult male hostage in a Furby Street building suite on Thursday. After surrounding the suite, police said one woman, the child and the male either were released or escaped. Police tactical units then entered the suite, fatally shooting the suspect and...

A man suspected of stealing the latest artwork by the popular street artist Banksy was arrested in London, U.K., on Saturday. Local police say a man in his twenties was taken into custody on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, while pictures and videos posted online showed the man using pliers to break off the...

For many of us, our first introduction to puppetry came through children’s programming like Sesame Street and The Muppets. But this timeless art form is more than child’s play. Puppetry is having a moment. From Broadway hits to popular TV shows and movies, puppets are taking centre stage. As Mark Carcasole discovered for The New...

Alberta, Canada’s oil and gas capital, was in the midst of a quiet renewable energy transformation, investing billions to capitalize on the province’s plentiful sunshine and wind gusts. But as political tides turn in the province, the region’s renewable energy revolution could be in jeopardy. On this week’s episode of The New Reality, Heather Yourex-West...

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance in Gaza, with video of the Friday scene showing more than a dozen bodies. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Jordan’s capital to call for a humanitarian pause while meeting with counterparts from Arab nations, who...

A man, whose identity has yet to be confirmed, died Sunday night after being taken into custody, Winnipeg police said. Officers were called to a scene near Broadway and Sherbrook Street just before 11 p.m., after receiving reports of a man acting erratically and running into traffic.

Winnipeg police taped-off an area surrounding a gas station near the intersection of Broadway and Sherbrook Street early Monday morning. Police say the man who died after being transported to hospital was observed earlier running into traffic and acting erratically.

In an act of community healing, students, teachers, family members of victims, and more walked the streets of Regina to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and two spirited individuals (MMIWG2S).

Montreal’s 30th mural was inaugurated on Ste-Catherine Street East, at the corner of St-Hubert. It celebrates the work of artist Françoise Sullivan on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Ten artists with MU recreated one of Sullivan’s paintings, respecting her brush strokes and energy. The mural can be seen from the Champlain and Jacques-Cartier bridges,...

The Kaleido Family Arts Festival is on this weekend. You can celebrate the arts, discover music, theater, dance, street, performers, food and much more in Ali ‘s, rooftops and on Alberta Avenue. Festival board member Randy Ritz share the details.

For over a decade, Calgary’s Vine Arts Wine and Spirits has curated beer, wine, spirits and specialty cocktail ingredients from around the world. Now the Vine Arts team has set up shop in Edmonton on 124 Street. Founder Jesse Willis explains what people can expect.