Mount Pleasant

• ‘Pretty crazy neighbourhood’: Vancouverite living on swamp laments crooked homes, sidewalks

  "The roads, the sidewalks, people's front garden fences basically just float and move and rupture," said Riley Park resident Nick Devine, who lives in a crooked house.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2023
  
• Could East Vancouver’s iconic Kingsgate Mall be sold for development?

  Could East Vancouver’s iconic Kingsgate Mall go up for sale? Recent court filings in a dispute with the current tenant reveal the Vancouver School Board is thinking about it.

  Politics

  Aug 8, 2023
  
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• More than 70 displaced after large apartment fire in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant

  The fire at Prince Edward Street and East 10th Avenue broke out around 8:30 p.m., sparking on the third floor, according to Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services. 

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
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• ‘It’s unfair’: Business group calls for support as more shops shutter during Broadway construction

  According to the Mount Pleasant BIA, at least 56 businesses along the Broadway Subway Project line are "papered-up" or displaying "for lease" signs in the windows.

  Politics

  Mar 21, 2023
• Midtown Toronto outage leaves thousands without power

  Toronto Hydro said crews were "completing an assessment of damaged equipment" in an area around St. Clair Avenue East on Monday evening.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023
• Broadway subway hits key milestone as tunnel crew breaks through to 1st station site

  The breakthrough represents the first completed tunnel segment on the new line, running from the future Great Northern Way-Emily Carr station to the future Mount Pleasant Station.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2023
• Broadway corridor businesses urge shoppers to buy local as subway construction delayed

  “It was a little bit of a kick in the gut,” said Portside Interiors owner Gene Guindon upon learning the Broadway subway line's completion date was delayed to early 2026.

  Economy

  Nov 28, 2022
• Driver charged in incident where child caught in school bus doors near Brantford, Ont.

  OPP have laid a charge against a 64-year-old driver following an afternoon incident Nov. 1 in which a five-year-old boy was dragged by a school bus in Brant County.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
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• Man charged after baby spat on in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver police say

  “As the mom moved her stroller to make room, the suspect allegedly stopped and deliberately spat into the stroller, hitting her 13-month-old child," said Const. Tania Visintin.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2022
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• Brantford, Ont. father calls for safety changes after son gets dragged by school bus

  "He got both feet onto the ground at which point the bus door shut around him, pinning him half-in, half-out of the bus," recounted David Tappen.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022