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Granville Street Pedestrian Zone to be extended after World Cup endsIn the council meeting, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he has not seen the city this alive since the 2010 Olympic Games and he wants to keep the energy going throughout the summer.PoliticsJul 3
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Union president refuses to answer questions about controversial Vancouver council campaignDuring a public hearing on July 22, several callers opposing a Vancouver urban planning proposal acknowledged to council that they were not local and some were from California.PoliticsJul 27
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Vancouver council approves mega tower projectThe project includes three towers on the old Hudson's Bay parkade city block on West Georgia and Seymour streets and a social housing building on Abbott Street.PoliticsJul 27
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Vancouver selects preferred partner for MLB expansion bidZack Ross, president of Vancouver real estate developer Cape Group, leads The Show Vancouver, a group formed to bring an MLB team to the city.SportsJul 29
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City councils grapple with emails, presenters from outside voter baseOne Regina city councillor said she receives hundreds of 'copy and paste' emails daily from people outside of the municipality.PoliticsJul 31
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Labour Day block party planned for post-FIFA Granville pedestrian zonePeter Meiszner said the city will use this as a test case for the long-term pedestrian vision for Granville Street – to see what works and what doesn’t.EconomyAug 6
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Ontario city needs maximum temperature bylaws as extreme heat settles in: advocatesAs record-breaking heat becomes the norm, medical experts and tenant advocacy groups are renewing calls for the establishment of a maximum indoor air temperature standard.PoliticsJul 15
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Carney calls 3 byelections in B.C., Ontario and QuebecMark Carney has called byelections for Aug. 31 to replace three MPs: one who left federal politics, one who became an ambassador and a third who was named to the Senate.CanadaJul 26
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Hamilton city council rejects one-year pause on AI data centresHamilton rejected on Wednesday a temporary pause on new data centres that was eyed as a possible model for other municipalities amid the artificial intelligence boom.PoliticsJul 15
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Vancouver recovery advocate returning honour to city over mayor, council’s actionsTwo years after having a proclamation day named after him in the City of Vancouver, Guy Felicella says he is returning the honour.PoliticsMay 6
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Calgary mayor floats extending 24-7 Stampede transit service year-roundMayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters 24-hour CTrain service is one of the takeaways from the Calgary Stampede that could be used to improve year-round service.CanadaJul 9
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Lewis says he won’t run for office until the NDP is ‘ready’ for a general electionNDP Leader Don Davies says he's seeing growing "buyer's remorse" among some Canadians who voted Liberal in 2025 as the party prepares for key byelections.PoliticsAug 1
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Hamilton is on the verge of a data centre moratorium vote. Others are taking notice.Hamilton would join a wave of cities in the United States who have passed similar pauses for possible artificial intelligence data centres.CanadaJul 14
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Delivery robots could be coming back to Vancouver’s streetsRobots could soon be delivering takeout in Downtown Vancouver if the city council approves the pilot project. The motion goes before council on Wednesday.EconomyMay 4
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Alleged attack on imam in B.C. condemned by Muslim groups, federal ministerCulture Minister Marc Miller said in a tweet that the reported assault is "appalling and vile" and that such violence and Islamophobia have no place in Canada.CrimeJun 21
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Canadian government proposing ‘massive’ increase in AI data centre capacityCanada currently has about 337 megawatts of AI data centre capacity, and there are more than 20 gigawatts, or 20,000 megawatts in projects that are "under planning or development."PoliticsJul 8
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Communities mark Indigenous Peoples’ DayEvents are being held across the country to mark the 30th National Indigenous Peoples' Day — meant to honour the culture and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.EntertainmentJun 21
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‘Super stoked’: Granville Street Pedestrian Zone ready to welcome FIFA fansKen Sim said they hope that businesses along the Granville Strip will benefit from more people coming to the area, watching the games and having a drink or a bite to eat.SportsJun 12
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Vancouver cleaned up ahead of FIFA World Cup startingOn the Granville Street strip, which is now closed to vehicles and buses, every piece of trash is being picked up and a hand-washing station has been installed.CanadaJun 8
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Vancouver Pride Society facing significant long-term funding shortfallOn Wednesday, Vancouver city councillor Rebecca Bligh put forward a motion asking the city to give the society a one-time cash injection of $75,000.LifestyleJun 3