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‘Something that feels like home’: Beloved Trinidadian restaurant says goodbye to East Vancouver, for now

Baby Dahl officially shut its doors on May 13. But owner Dana Mohammed said she has new plans in the works.

City Hall

Colleen Hardwick wants to empower neighbourhoods and fight back on rezonings

TEAM mayoral candidate Colleen Hardwick wants to change the city's reliance on rezonings, strengthen local democracy, and step back from the city's focus on reconciliation.

City Hall

How is Vancouver's FIFA human rights plan helping vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside?

The city has signed 10 contracts with local organizations to provide extra services, mostly during the seven match days.

City Hall Insider: May 26, 2026

In this issue of our City Hall Insider, we break down the city's human rights plan for FIFA, particularly the temporary programs aimed to support vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside. Plus, a vote at city hall to remove below-market housing requirements and the supply-side idea that supports it.

Restaurant Review

Can Charm Thai Eatery charm in Vancouver’s crowded Thai scene?

The team behind the popular Zab Bites brings a Central and Northeast Thai regional focus to Kitsilano

Housing

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.

City Hall

ABC plunges forward on major changes to city building policies, despite widespread opposition

Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC majority asked for a major overhaul of the city's building code, while rolling back climate policies in the name of affordability.

FIFA

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

“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.

Latest Stories

‘Something that feels like home’: Beloved Trinidadian restaurant says goodbye to East Vancouver, for now

Colleen Hardwick wants to empower neighbourhoods and fight back on rezonings

How is Vancouver's FIFA human rights plan helping vulnerable people in the Downtown Eastside?

City Hall Insider: May 26, 2026

Can Charm Thai Eatery charm in Vancouver’s crowded Thai scene?

Mount Pleasant tenants still in “limbo” while fate of proposed tech hotel is decided

ABC plunges forward on major changes to city building policies, despite widespread opposition

FIFA World Cup conjures familiar, largely unfounded, sex trafficking fears

“Everything has its life”: The end of the Stanley Park Train

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