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Vancouver council has rejected a push from members of the city’s Green Party to create a regulatory framework for magic mushroom retailers. Multiple stores selling psilocybin and other entheogens have popped up in Vancouver in recent years.

More construction debris has been thrown from the Granville Bridge onto the buildings below, and a landlord is now pleading with Vancouver City Council to do something before someone gets killed. Julia Foy reports.

Vancouver city council has passed a motion asking staff to identify new opportunities to build and preserve co-op housing on city-owned land. John Hua reports on the growing demand.

City councillors from three different Metro Vancouver municipalities will introduce motions at their city council meetings, telling the B.C. government to end its experiment with drug decriminalization. Richard Zussman reports.

Vancouver City Council is experimenting with a pilot program that will make Water Street in Gastown car free during the months of July and August. Global News Morning speaks with Walley Wargolet of the Gastown Business Improvement Association about what that means for local businesses.

Almost six months after a Vancouver magic mushroom store was raided, police say charges will soon be recommended. It comes as city council failed this week to agree on a plan to regulate stores operating all over the city. Alissa Thibault reports.

Vancouver city council received the final report presentation from the Mayor’s Budget Task Force Tuesday. As Alissa Thibault reports it outlined recommendations that include leveraging city assets.

Controversy is expected at a Richmond city council meeting Monday night as the council debates a motion to advance the process for Vancouver Coastal Health to open a supervised consumption site in the city. Grace Ke reports.

Does Vancouver City Council need to get back to basics? That’s what the city’s budget task force suggests as it looks to cut spending. The draft report says the city hall needs to refocus its priorities, but as Alissa Thibault reports, the council has a long history of trying to be everything for everyone.

Vancouver council is hearing from more than 160 speakers, both for and against Mayor Ken Sim’s motion to begin the process of abolishing the Vancouver Park Board. Alissa Thibault reports.

Vancouver city council is now sitting for what promises to be a marathon meeting. It’s hearing from the public on Mayor Ken Sim’s controversial plan to abolish the park board. But the three ABC-turned-independent park board commissioners aren’t going out quietly. Emily Lazatin has the story

Vancouver City Council is being asked to look at a major change to the places you can buy a drink. Current regulations restrict where bars and restaurants can open their doors and as Cassidy Mosconi reports, if it’s approved, it will be the most radical change to liquor laws in a generation.

As housing continues to be a major issue in the city, Vancouver council is hearing 3 motions looking to help bring some relief. Thomas Davidoff from U.B.C.’s Sauder School of Business breaks down how successful they may be in getting passed and what impact they could have

Vancouver city council is being asked to make the biggest change to liquor laws in a generation. A Metro Vancouver startup considers moving her startup operation overseas as conditions for manufacturing on the Lower Mainland become almost impossible. New research shows that a species of snails in the Salish Sea faces an uncertain future as...

Money is going to be on the agenda for Vancouver City Council. A special meeting is set to take place on Tuesday, where the 2024 draft budget will be presented. Councillor, Peter Meiszner, breaks down what it could mean for property owners.

A motion is heading to Vancouver City Council this week that could bring some significant changes to the Downtown Eastside. Interim CEO of Atira Women’s Resource Society, Catherine Roome, has more on why the plan could prove to be a positive step in addressing housing in the neighbourhood.

Vancouver City Council has voted to loosen the requirements for the long-delayed Little Mountain housing project, which has been 15 years in the making. Some councillors say this will help accelerate the drawn-out development, but others believe it may give the developer too much leverage. Troy Charles reports.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says his party’s majority on council is starting the process to abolish the city’s elected park board and transfer its responsibilities to city hall. Alissa Thibault reports.

There are new security measures in place at Vancouver city hall. Anyone attending a council meeting or public event on the third floor will go through a metal detector. Grace Ke has more on why the city says the change was necessary.

A tractor was flipped during a police chase in Surrey. After decades of banning dogs on the West Vancouver SeawalK, city council has reversed course. A new non-alcoholic bar has opened in Port Coquitlam.