40 h. ago City of Vancouver considers 30 km/h speed limit on minor streets

Vancouver City Council will soon consider lowering speed limits on side streets to 30 km/h in an effort to reduce serious crashes and deaths

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2 d. ago Kerrisdale highrise exemplifies threat to Vancouver's 'greenest city' boast

Douglas Todd: A tremendous expanse of privately owned city green space is getting covered with highrises. One telling example has a developer poised to tear out almost half a city block of verdant foliage.

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4 d. ago Vancouver firefighters launch crackdown on banned lockable butane torches

The city banned the sale of lockable butane torches last summer, after Vancouver Fire Rescue Services linked them to at least 80 fire-related injuries and six deaths.

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7 d. ago Summer in Vancouver: 15 of the best activities that define this city

Tick a few items off this list, and remember there's lots of fantastic things we too often take for granted — many of which are pretty unique to our little city on the coast.

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9 d. ago Kidnappers flew from Vancouver to Calgary to abduct city teen for ransom, court told

Teen put through harrowing experience in kidnapping for hire

Society

1 week ago FIFA World Cup cost to B.C.: Is it $624M or $740M? Still worth it, says tourism expert

Despite steep price tag, UBC prof says large-scale events like the World Cup and Winter Olympics are crucial to the economy — especially in a world-class city like Vancouver, where visitors are sure to return

Economics

2 w. ago B.C. crime news: Man shot in Surrey parking lot confrontation | Teen injured in Surrey hit

The shooting happened late Sunday in the parking lot of Mud Bay Park

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2 w. ago B.C. crime news: Man shot in Surrey parking lot confrontation | Unleashed dog incident prompts assault investigation

The shooting happened late Sunday in the parking lot of Mud Bay Park

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2 w. ago B.C. crime news: Man shot in Surrey parking lot confrontation | Unleashed dog leads to Nanaimo assault | Man attacked with machete by teens in Prince George

The shooting happened late Sunday in the parking lot of Mud Bay Park

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2 w. ago How robots are taking prefabricated housing construction to a new level for this Vancouver company

Intelligent City is fine tuning automation and robotics to speed up and standardize the prefabrication of mass timber buildings as its contribution to solving Canada's housing crisis

Economics

2 w. ago Vancouver could see 'real impacts on service levels' with budget

"Pretending that we are not in a tough economic climate is not an option," said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim.

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2 w. ago Letters to The Sun: Community services not keeping up with development in Vancouver

Being a long-time Vancouver resident, I’ve seen the evolution of the city firsthand. There are so many amazing attributes to enjoy and be proud of, but the current direction of city council and development at all costs is not one of them. They work to build more housing — great, but then delay the needed […]

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2 w. ago For final budget of term, Vancouver's ruling party directs city staff to find 'efficiencies'

ABC Vancouver tells city staff to sharpen their pencils and find ways to cut a proposed seven per cent tax increase in 2026

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3 w. ago Vancouver police say suspect has broken into 16 homes in city’s west side this year

Police said the suspect, believed to be a man in his 30s, enters homes through unlocked doors late at night or early in the morning, often when people are home.

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3 w. ago 'What are we building for?': Aiming to boost development, Vancouver may delay amenity, infrastructure upgrades

Dan Fumano: City hall is trying new things to facilitate development in a challenging market. Some Vancouverites worry about what they see as a trend of the city giving too much away

Economics

3 w. ago This Day in History: Vancouverites object to building city hall at 12th and Cambie

Vancouverites argued about whether to build a new city hall, and where to put it, for decades

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3 w. ago VERSES Announces Conversion of Analog to Genius Enterprise after successful UAE Pilot

Parties intend to expand Genius into Smart City projects for energy, urban robotics, and edge-AI projects VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VERSES AI Inc. (CBOE:VERS) (OTCQB:VRSSF) (“VERSES” or the “Company”), a cognitive computing company specializing in next-generation agentic software systems, announces that following a successful smart cities mobility pilot with Analog, […]

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3 w. ago Welcome to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street: Vancouver's newest street name is also its first using alphabet other than English

Vancouver follows the City of Victoria, which in 2022 changed all of its Trutch Street signs to Su’it Street, removing the name of the early colonial politician.

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