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The Vancouver School Board and IUOE Local 963 have met 13 times since October 2025, including two mediation sessions. They plan to resume talks on Oct. 19. No job action is underway, and schools, facilities, programs and services continue as usual.
The Vote Vancouver mayoral candidate says she would use public land for permanently affordable homes, expand free transit to youth under 18 and take a different approach to public safety and homelessness.
Ken Sim says Vancouver will not mount a legal challenge, while Brenda Locke supports the proposal. George Harvie wants Delta involved in planning and assessing combined local impacts.
At a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade forum, Ken Sim defended his record while four challengers set out different approaches to public safety, city costs, permitting, housing and economic development.
Vancouver police say a woman was arrested after allegedly demanding money from a mother walking with her one-year-old in a stroller and grabbing the child by the hair. Police are also investigating two later reported incidents involving a man and a liquor store.
Leader Lorne Doerkson announced a public safety plan that includes more police, expanded psychiatric and residential treatment services, involuntary-care changes and added prosecutors, judges and court capacity.
FTAI Aviation acquired 27 of the aircraft on Sept. 28, including 17 still leased to WestJet. The airline says high fuel prices are accelerating its move away from older planes.
The defensive back was suspended for two games after striking Montreal Alouettes running back Liam Talbot twice in the groin. The incident ended Talbot’s season and required emergency surgery.
The Little Italy outlet on Commercial Drive is scheduled to close permanently on Dec. 22, 2026. Canada Post says the dealer operating it decided to close the store, and the corporation is reviewing service options in the area.
Vancouver police say separate incidents involving riders on an e-scooter and e-dirt bikes led to one man being charged and two youths being arrested. The man allegedly carried suspected drugs; the youths face dangerous-operation and flight-from-police charges.
Leader David Eby says the party would add eight MRI machines and 10 CT scanners and coordinate surgical wait-lists across regions. The additions are projected to raise diagnostic capacity by about 15 per cent.
Police say an officer stopped Halil Abrahim Akbalik in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Friday and found an immigration warrant during a routine records check.
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