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City Hall

Council approves property tax freeze, while service and job cuts won’t be made public until next year

Mayor Sim and ABC councillors champion savings for property owners, businesses, while opponents and advocates try to establish what it will cost.

Park Board

A park board bombshell

The province made the huge announcement that it will let the city hold a vote on the future of the park board, plus updates on protections for a neighbourhood forest, an arts organization in financial trouble, and a housing co-op's difficult decision

Art Review

Wolf is an intimate, never-at-rest percussive circus performance

Cirque du Soleil fans should give the show a visit

Olympic Village

Inside the evolving future of the long-delayed Olympic Village school

The Vancouver school board has received $150 million to build a new school in an underserved neighbourhood, and needs city approval for extra height on the proposed building.

FIFA

Lookout readers have their say on the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver

Our main story today is a bit different. We're looking at what you said to us about the upcoming FIFA games

Students

UBC student union calls for more details on long-awaited SkyTrain extension

It's a project with broad support from governments, the university, and the public, but it's languished for nearly two decades. UBC students and city councillors are calling for tangible progress

Gastown

Don’t call it a pop-up: Dual usage gives Vancouver bar and restaurant owners a leg up

Owners are getting creative when it comes how to use their spaces. And that's only a good thing for locals.

Vancouver’s shared e-scooters are growing in popularity, but challenges remain one year in

The novelty is still there with just a year of operation and only a few months serving downtown, but will Lime be able to keep growing across the city?

2026 Municipal Election

Councillor Rebecca Bligh launches mayoral campaign and a new political party

The former ABC councillor's announcement sets up a showdown with Mayor Ken Sim, plus we've got an interview with Bligh from a guest contributor.