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A two-block section of Oak Street will close around the clock from Thursday through Sept. 22 to support crane work during Vancouver General Hospital operating-room expansion.
Oak Street between West 10th and West 12th avenues will close around the clock from Sept. 10 to Sept. 22 for crane work on Vancouver General Hospital’s operating-room renewal project.
The brewery at 310 Victoria Dr. will offer 12 house beers, shareable tapas-style dishes and a converted industrial space designed around a West Coast aesthetic.
The city’s average asking rent reached $2,704, up one per cent from July but still 3.4 per cent lower than a year earlier, according to Rentals.ca and Urbanation.
The province says more than 2,300 people from 25 countries attended Vancouver events during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, creating trade and investment connections.
Interim coach Iain Darbyshire says Vancouver must quickly move past Anja Heiner-Moller’s departure as it chases a Northern Super League playoff berth with six games left.
Vancouver police and ICBC are reminding drivers that school-zone limits are in effect and that September crashes involving minors run 37 per cent above the monthly average.
An SFU study of 490 Vancouver participants found self-reported drug seizures without arrest increased during B.C.'s decriminalization pilot and were linked to non-fatal overdose risk.
Eric Hamber Secondary School appears in the Prime Video series trailer after being transformed into Ewen High School during filming in Metro Vancouver.
Mexico has doubled its non-resident fee for cruise passengers to US$10 per person, with further increases planned through 2030. The charge is collected automatically by cruise operators.
A UNBC professor says thawing permafrost and retreating glaciers will raise risks in B.C., though a Nepal-scale disaster is unlikely here.
West Kelowna RCMP are seeking to identify a person after a teenage girl reported being chased in her neighbourhood by someone in a Cat in the Hat-like costume.
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