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May 25, 2026
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Mount Pleasant tenants still in “limbo” while fate of proposed tech hotel is decided
It remains unclear whether the City will approve the rezoning of 75 East 8th Avenue, or if a decision will be made before council breaks for the summer.
FIFA
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May 19, 2026
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6 min read
FIFA World Cup conjures familiar, largely unfounded, sex trafficking fears
With a looming crackdown on “sex trafficking” ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Vancouver’s sex workers are feeling a growing sense of unease.
Arts
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May 15, 2026
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3 min read
“Everything has its life”: The end of the Stanley Park Train
Reflections from a theatre company's decades of creating spooky Halloween magic at a beloved Vancouver attraction.
Housing
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May 25, 2026
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4 min read
Mount Pleasant tenants still in “limbo” while fate of proposed tech hotel is decided
It remains unclear whether the City will approve the rezoning of 75 East 8th Avenue, or if a decision will be made before council breaks for the summer.
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FIFA
+1
May 19, 2026
•
6 min read
FIFA World Cup conjures familiar, largely unfounded, sex trafficking fears
With a looming crackdown on “sex trafficking” ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Vancouver’s sex workers are feeling a growing sense of unease.
Arts
+2
May 15, 2026
•
3 min read
“Everything has its life”: The end of the Stanley Park Train
Reflections from a theatre company's decades of creating spooky Halloween magic at a beloved Vancouver attraction.
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Housing
+4
May 25, 2026
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4 min read
Mount Pleasant tenants still in “limbo” while fate of proposed tech hotel is decided
It remains unclear whether the City will approve the rezoning of 75 East 8th Avenue, or if a decision will be made before council breaks for the summer.
FIFA
+1
May 19, 2026
•
6 min read
FIFA World Cup conjures familiar, largely unfounded, sex trafficking fears
With a looming crackdown on “sex trafficking” ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Vancouver’s sex workers are feeling a growing sense of unease.
Arts
+2
May 15, 2026
•
3 min read
“Everything has its life”: The end of the Stanley Park Train
Reflections from a theatre company's decades of creating spooky Halloween magic at a beloved Vancouver attraction.
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