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Starting Oct. 15, Air Canada will charge $30 plus tax per passenger for each new booking made by phone with an agent. Online bookings, calls about existing disrupted trips and customers with accessibility requirements are exempt.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has paused demolition of the aging Vancouver Aquatic Centre until after the municipal election, giving the newly elected park board a chance to reconsider plans for a replacement pool.
Participating Circle K and Couche-Tard stations will offer 10 cents off per litre for four hours on Oct. 15. Drivers in five provinces and territories can access an earlier discount through the Circle K app.
Preliminary City of Vancouver figures show 103,810 people voted over four advance-voting days for the 2026 civic election, about 60 per cent more than in 2022. Oct. 13 drew a record 29,096 voters. Election day is Oct. 17.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has temporarily stopped further demolition at the closed Vancouver Aquatic Centre until Nov. 3, the day after the newly elected Park Board’s first meeting. The order leaves the redevelopment plan and an earlier court ruling unchanged.
The Surrey mayoral candidate’s $1.8-billion facilities platform proposes a 1,000-delegate conference centre and 2,000-seat performing arts centre, plus a Cloverdale convention centre and competition pool. It also promises more police, free recreation for children and seniors, and no residential or business property tax
David Eby says a re-elected BC NDP government would work with Ottawa on a major new shipyard in B.C. and make the manufacturing jobs fund permanent. His forum commitments also include support for tariff-affected forestry mills and expanded food processing on eligible Agricultural Land Reserve properties.
Green Party of Vancouver candidate Pete Fry says he would challenge incumbent Ken Sim on governance, housing, renter support, transportation and community safety ahead of the Oct. 17 municipal election.
Lime is offering voters in eight B.C. cities two free rides of up to 15 minutes each from Oct. 16 to 24, 2026, to help them travel to and from voting locations. The offer covers both election days and most of the provincial advance-voting period.
Canada’s latest Mexico advisory urges travellers to avoid non-essential travel along part of the west-central coast as Hurricane Simon approaches. The storm is expected to make landfall near Mazatlán on Oct. 15, with possible flooding, landslides and disruption to essential services.
A 77-year-old woman was knocked down and injured by a man walking in the opposite direction near Cambie Street and West Broadway at about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Vancouver police say. Police are seeking witnesses and video.
The lawyer for Const. Eric Birzneck says Gray quickly met the officer with aggression, and Birzneck used force only when he believed an assault was imminent. A hearing is examining the actions of seven officers.
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