Vancouver Sun
HISTORY-MAKING MATCH AT B.C. PLACE
For years, Vancouver's World Cup story was told through construction updates, budget concerns, security plans and traffic warnings. At B.C. Place Thursday afternoon, for Canada's second World Cup match on home soil and first in Vancouver, it was...
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World Cup excitement is turning Metro offices into fan zones
The workday is looking a little different across Metro this week. With Canada set to play its biggest World Cup match in decades at B.C. Place this afternoon, some employers are swapping conference rooms for viewing parties, streaming games across...
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Electrical malfunction blamed for injuries to 12 children at Cultus Lake Waterpark
Darin Nielsen's son Landon, 11, and daughter Bella, 13, were buzzing with excitement when he dropped them off at Port Coquitlam's Minnekhada Middle School on Monday morning. The two siblings were set for an end-of-school-year field trip to Cultus Lake...
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Province mulls new hydro megadams
B.C. Hydro will consider building new hydroelectric megadams on the Peace River and on the province's Central Coast as part of the long-term plan to increase electricity supplies by 50 per cent by 2050, Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced Monday. The...
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Lax border policies fostered one of Canada's most dangerous gangs
At the immigration hearing for an accused Indian gangster earlier this month, an Edmonton police officer attempted to illustrate the scale of the criminal operation that law enforcement was now dealing with. The hearing concerned Jashandeep Singh, an...
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RAISING THE ROOF
The vibe inside The Shipyards in North Vancouver swung from roaring, anthem-singing highs to anxious silence and back to eruptive joy on Friday, as hundreds of fans decked out in red-and-white watched as Canada earned its first World Cup...
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Crowds descend on Vancouver as World Cup festivities kick off
A pedestrian-only zone along downtown Vancouver's Granville Strip buzzed Thursday with selfie-takers, while throngs of Mexico soccer supporters packed into a Gastown bar. The city was finally starting to feel the energy of the arrival of the world's...
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World Cup stickers and albums in hot demand as games arrive
It's a different kind of World Cup price shocker. The price of tickets to watch soccer's biggest showcase has caught many off guard. The same goes, it seems, for the popularity of the Panini World Cup sticker collection for the likes of Ken...
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Route to B.C. Place will be closed to cars and full of fun on game days
A beer garden, live musical performances, a miniature soccer pitch, and more await soccer fans on the spectator route mapped out for this summer's World Cup in Vancouver. Media were invited Monday afternoon to Concord Pacific's property in northeast...
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HOUSING PRICES WOULD BE 10% LOWER IF CANADA HAD KEPT PACE WITH U.S.: CMHC
Canada's housing stock would be about 30 per cent larger and prices 10 per cent lower if this country's building industry had been as responsive to demand as its American counterpart over the last couple of decades, says a new report from the federal...
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SOCCER IN THE AIR
Soccer balls hang over Robson Street as businesses and residents prepare for World Cup tournament events in downtown Vancouver. While some are embracing the Fifa-related fervour, others are bracing for a `gong show' of traffic gridlock and other...
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`High-risk building' list to assess quake risk
The City of Vancouver intends to create a public “high-risk building inventory” to help reduce earthquake risk in private buildings, the first such move after decades of failed efforts. It is one of the components of a fiveyear plan passed by council...
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Waves hit boat `like a wrecking ball,' says B.C. sailor rescued from ocean
Over decades spent at sea, 73-year-old John Campbell has swum alongside whale sharks off Baja Mexico, sailed through a lightning storm near Hawaii and toasted a solo crossing of the equator with a bottle of champagne. But last week, trapped in a...
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Polish sailor returns to hospital that saved him
On June 5, 1981 Polish navigation officer Benedykt Hewelt was working on the Panamanian ship Saint Innes, “checking the ship's readiness to receive cargo.” He accidentally fell four storeys into the hold of the ship, which was docked in Vancouver...
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Findlay must unite Conservatives after splitting them as a campaign strategy
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay's victory over second-place finisher Caroline Elliott was even closer than it appeared initially, judging from the raw voting numbers the party released later in the weekend. The results, as announced...
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FEDERAL MINISTER POURS MORE COLD WATER ON N.B.'S LNG IDEA
Canada has reached a landmark deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany — but it's from the Pacific coast. And federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson has poured more cold water on the possibility of an East Coast export terminal, even as New...
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`NEVER COUNT HIM OUT'
In a rare interview, Westbank founder and chief executive Ian Gillespie, the developer behind the Oakridge project, discusses data centres, recent lawsuits and disputes. He says he's focused on the future.
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Oakridge Park packs in crowd at luxury mall's grand unveiling
Hundreds of shoppers lined up outside Vancouver's Oakridge Park on Thursday morning, spilling across the plaza in front of the mall's towering three-storey wooden revolving doors ahead of its long-awaited reopening. Inside, workers in aprons were...
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Time Out Vancouver chefs offer sneak peek at menu
Time Out Market, a savvy, successful global enterprise, opens its 13th location, at Oakridge Park in Vancouver today, with some of the city's heavy hitter chefs running the food kiosks. It will seat some 1,000 nibblers and swillers who can choose from...
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Pipelines and separatism put premiers at loggerheads
Premier David Eby and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith attempted to grit their teeth and project unity at the conclusion of the Western Premiers' Conference on Tuesday, after two weeks of sniping back and forth over Alberta separatism and the potential...
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Metro company building a factory in Surrey to repurpose EV batteries
Manufacturing new lithium-ion batteries in B.C. has turned out to be a bust, but a Metro Vancouver startup company has found a niche in repurposing used electric vehicle batteries for use in backup power and energy storage. Coquitlam-based Moment...
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POLITICIANS SEEK TO EASE FOOD COSTS, BUT ARE BATTLING MARKET FORCES
OTTAWA Call it the coriander conundrum. Like with parsley, carrots, dill and most other members of the apiaceae family of edible plants, the retail price of coriander has been growing like a weed. While the prices of many items on grocery store...
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SUPERYACHTS AHOY!
B.C. is growing as a destination for the world's superyachts, with industry brokers predicting a surge this summer as luxury vessels increasingly trade the Mediterranean and Caribbean for B.C.'S rugged coastline. “We're expecting a really busy season...
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CLAWS OUT OVER FAMOUS CAT
For years, Nigel has patrolled the sidewalks in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of east Vancouver with the swagger of a local councillor and the social calendar of a minor celebrity. The black cat, known for traipsing through the streets with his...
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Call volume for fire, rescue on DTES `unsustainable'
At 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Firehall 2 on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside responded to a fire on Gore Avenue. Fifteen pieces of firefighting equipment from several halls were required to douse the flames. “It was a working fire, with heavy black smoke coming...
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After a year as police chief, Rai recalls `nightmare' attack
Steve Rai was already a 35-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department when he took over temporarily as chief on a Saturday morning in April last year. He had held several policing jobs and seen a lot. But nothing could have really prepared him...
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A truly underground work of street art
Some public art is launched with great fanfare at prime locations. Others you have to discover because they are in such obscure locales. Such is the case with Greg Snider's Project for a Public Works Yard, which is located at the northwest corner of...
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PARKS STRUGGLING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
Josephine Clark, natural resource management planner for Metro Vancouver, says the park system is working to adapt to climate change, extreme weather, pests and ecosystem changes. “There's an inherent uncertainty, but we're trying to be proactive,” she...
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Mayor harassed rival: investigator
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim misused the influence of his office to “personally attack” a political rival last year and should apologize to his colleague, an independent investigator has determined in a new report released Thursday. But an apology seems...
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STAKES HIGH AT SUMMIT
WASHINGTON, D.C. • U.S. President Donald Trump is in Beijing this week for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — their first meeting of 2026 after a year of tariff escalation and just months after Prime Minister Mark Carney's own...
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Blood Alley gets facelift, but old tensions remain
For decades, Vancouver's Blood Alley carried the weight of its name. The historic lane between Abbott and Carrall streets — also known as Trounce Alley and tucked behind the tourist crowds of Gastown's Water Street — was long viewed as one of the...
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Female officers appeal ruling on class action against police for bullying
Six female police officers proposing a class-action lawsuit against 13 B.C. municipal forces for bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment want the B.C. Appeal Court to overturn a lower court's decision to have their case heard through union...
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SUPREME COURT SET TO WEIGH IN ON HUGE INDIGENOUS TITLE CLAIM
The clock began ticking April 7 on what could be one of the most important Supreme Court of Canada cases in New Brunswick's history. That's the date the country's top court told several law firms involved in the Wolastoqey Nation's landmark title...
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INCREMENTAL GAINS
In 2008, the B.C. government agreed to provide the Musqueam First Nation with land and money to settle a dispute over the prospective sale of the University of B.C. golf course lands. That was after the Appeal Court of B.C. ruled three years earlier...
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OVERDOSE PREVENTION
A proposed overdose prevention site that this week drew the ire of Vancouver's mayor now faces the threat of a lawsuit over the local health authority's duty to properly consult with the community, Postmedia has learned. Less than a year ago,...
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Richmond parents push back against gender-neutral `play day' track policy
A decision by the Richmond School District to make elementary school track-and-field events gender-neutral and eliminate award ribbons has sparked backlash from some parents, who say the changes remove the excitement of competition and could discourage...
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Grey whale hit by Jet Ski in front of startled crowd
Katrina Love Prescott was enjoying the weather in the West End on Monday evening and had seen a whale earlier in the area, surfacing and feeding just off of English Bay before making its way over to Stanley Park. The grey whale had been wowing...
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Fortis project's effluent dumps topped daily limit
A project by FortisBC to build a pipeline to supply natural gas to the Woodfibre LNG export facility near Squamish has been dumping effluent into a creek for over a year in violation of its environmental permit. A Postmedia analysis of weekly water...
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WHY IS WASHINGTON STILL SO ANGRY OVER BANS ON U.S. ALCOHOL?
It has been more than a year since most provinces banned U.S. alcohol from liquor store shelves, but the United States government is still feeling the hangover. Late last month, the issue of U.S. alcohol bans by every province except Alberta and...
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SEA TO SKY RAIL PETITION
Over 15 years living in Whistler, road conditions on the Sea to Sky Highway have had an outsized impact on Brittia Thompson's life, from a missed birthday party when a crash brought traffic to a standstill, to times she has had to work from home during...
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THE WATERFRONT FOOD SCENE
This article is part of a weekly series highlighting Metro Vancouver's must-visit Eat Streets. With the goal of celebrating — and maybe even introducing you to — stretches of community around the region that have a notable concentration of local food...
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Two B.C. youth receive first-in-Canada treatment to delay Type 1 diabetes
Prince George teen Jack Thiessen loves the outdoors — from hiking and fishing to long camping trips with his family in the wilderness. He's used to having to prepare a little differently for the backcountry than most families. His younger brother and...
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`DEVASTATING' DECISION
Steph Sia is co-chair of Living in Community, an organization that advocates for those in the sex trade. She is upset the city of Vancouver is eliminating one its two sex worker safety planners, a role meant to connect sex workers with City Hall and...
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Explosives-dropping drones `the way of the future' for avalanche mitigation
It started with a menacing “whoosh” and a “Watch it!” before a slab of mountainside broke loose under the skis of Montgomery (Monty) Atwater, swallowing him in its crushing embrace. Atwater was in Alta, Utah, purposefully triggering avalanches by...
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MILITARY RECRUITMENT SOARS AFTER PAY RAISES, SOVEREIGNTY THREATS
The Canadian Armed Forces has recorded its highest recruitment levels in over three decades, enrolling 7,310 personnel in the last fiscal year. That's up 600 new members year-over-year. Officials said the new numbers show strong or stable recruitment...
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FEELING RIGHT AT HOME
Amy and Justin Miller recently moved their family from Wisconsin to Vancouver Island. They are among more than 500 U.S. health-care workers who have relocated to B.C. since the province launched a $5 million campaign to attract medical professionals.
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PRIVATE JETS TO SWARM METRO
The number of private jets expected to descend on Vancouver for World Cup soccer games this summer is enough for the operator of the executive air terminal at suburban Pitt Meadows Regional Airport to sense a unique business opportunity. Most traffic...
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THE WORLD CUP BUCK STOPS HERE
The white leather sneakers Jessie Adcock wears with her black business suit offer a hint that her job is a bit different than most other corporate gigs. Her days are filled with the usual meetings, phone calls and report deadlines. But a mandatory...
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Park board manager's big win didn't save him from layoffs
The recent transformation of a ho-hum hotdog stand near the Kitsilano Pool into one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant waterfront patios has been heralded as a success by city management and politicians. The proud planner of that project was Mark...
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Security tight for the World Cup
When the World Cup comes to Vancouver in June and July, there will be thousands of fans sporting soccer jerseys and their national pride. There will also be an unprecedented number of people wearing badges. “On a match day, there will be the largest...
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`SCENARIOS ARE ALL EITHER BAD OR VERY, VERY BAD'
Grocery prices are elevated, gas prices are high, job markets are cooling, and U.S. President Donald Trump is sticking to his tariff plans while the world eyes a shaky ceasefire with Iran. The truce between the U.S. and Iran has raised hopes and...
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A YEAR AFTER FESTIVAL ATTACK
Just after 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, Christi-ann Watkins and her 11-year-old son Nox were waiting for the french toast they had ordered from a food truck at the Lapu Lapu festival. “We were holding hands,” the Vancouver mom recalled. “The...
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SURREY'S VAISAKHI PARADE
When Tony Singh first participated in Surrey's Vaisakhi parade 22 years ago, he could count the number of people going to his food stand. Now, the founder of a popular South Asian grocery chain Fruiticana can give only a ballpark number. “We went...
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Time short for non-profit for people with disabilities
A non-profit that provides workshops and social events for people in B.C. with disabilities is warning that it will have to shut down operations by the end of the summer after the province decided not to renew its funding. Operators of Vancouver-based...
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NO JERSEYS, NO PROBLEM
For years, Templeton Secondary's senior girls had the results of a top-tier soccer team. They just didn't look like one. The east Vancouver team, built from scratch by Grade 8 girls recruiting classmates, grew into one of the school's standout sports...
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Chinatown meeting explores ways to revitalize historic neighbourhoods
Dozens of leaders from 22 Chinatowns across North America spent time Tuesday on walking tours of Vancouver's historic Chinatown, dropping by long-running storefronts as well as a recently opened affordable-housing complex. They were here as part of a...
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Prices at pumps surge in Metro
Abbotsford truck driver Josh Pearson is spending more and more just to keep his Dodge Ram 3500 on the road, as rising fuel prices quickly eat into the income he depends on. Pearson, who hauls RV trailers and heavy equipment weighing tens of thousands...
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Crash victim offers reality check in response to traffic complaints
Jehan Jiwa understands why frustrated motorists complained on social media Sunday about being stranded on the Sea to Sky Highway after it was shut down for seven hours by a serious accident south of Whistler. In response to the complaints, though, she...
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BRIDGE READY TO ROLL
With repairs passing inspection, Westham Island Bridge, above, reopened to vehicle traffic on Saturday evening. The bridge connects the agricultural hub of Westham Island with the rest of Delta. It closed in January when a barge struck the span.
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JEWISH LEADERS WARN OF IRAN-INSPIRED TERROR THREAT
The Jewish community throughout North America has faced a shocking 900 per cent rise in antisemitic incidents since 2014, according to the Anti-Defamation League data. Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel, synagogues, community centres,...
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COLLECTIVE KINDNESS
In rural Prince Edward Island, Mary White read about the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge last month and wanted to help. “We've lost people in the past, and when we did, it was the coming together that offered comfort,” she said. The grandmother...
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Fires leaves Mount Pleasant landmark damaged
An Italian restaurant in an old house in east Vancouver has been severely damaged after fire broke out in the residence above the business Wednesday night, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services said. The fire broke out around 8 p.m., near the intersection of...
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`A big, black hole on three streets'
Almost four months after the former Hudson's Bay Company flagship building in downtown Vancouver was put on the market, multiple groups have expressed interest in buying the property, industry sources say. While details are scant, some observers say...
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Downtown residents search for options to save beloved grocer
Residents in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown areas are trying to come up with ideas for saving a longtime grocer that has been listed for sale. They worry that if the Sunrise Market is sold to a new owner, the business could dramatically...
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Self-driving taxi company pushes B.C. to remove its ban on autonomous cars
B.C. prohibits the use of fully autonomous cars, labelling them an “emerging technology,” but self-driving taxi company Waymo has been working hard to change the government's mind. Silicon Valley headquartered Waymo has been on a global push to expand...
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CANADA'S LANGUAGE WATCHDOG TRIPPED OVER A DOG'S TAIL ...
It was not AI-generated, computer-translated from English or the work of anglophones. The Valentine's Day message was written by real, live francophones — and, yes, they knew some would read it as a reference to part of the male anatomy. Internal...
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RECRUITING FOR CRIME
Even though extortion threats and shootings have slowed down in Surrey, a community leader says he worries that international students are still vulnerable to being recruited to carry out these crimes. Mohkam Singh Malik, a member of the city's...
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SLIDE RESCUE
As the B.C. coast continues to be hammered by torrential rains from an atmospheric river, several people were evacuated Thursday by helicopter from their homes in the north end of Coquitlam after a mudslide hit the area. Two people at a property hit...
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Towers to open 113 years after village destroyed
In 1913, a barge arrived at Senáḵw Indian Reserve No. 6. Residents were ordered aboard by Indian agents, towed out to sea and set adrift to watch while their village was burned to the ground. Now, the village has returned. Three shiny towers, the...
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