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Kareem Allam has big ideas to become Vancouver’s next mayor

A political campaign vetran, Allam has thrown his hat into the ring under the Vancouver Liberal banner, in what is a crowded field

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‘Nothing has changed’: At Grandview Park, Indigenous mothers speak out about families torn apart

Two Indigenous mothers spoke at an East Vancouver vigil event last Thursday about the impacts of family separation and family policing systems.

East Vancouver

Vancouver’s underground robot combat league explodes onto the scene

A new underground robot battle league in East Vancouver is drawing international attention and bringing a new all-ages hobby to the city.

Music

The rise of Vancouver's listening bars

As the city has spent decades losing its independent music venues, a quieter revolution is taking hold in restaurants and bars

Riley Park

In Vancouver, a billionaire developer catches a garden tax break

Holborn Group pays less property tax on long-delayed Little Mountain project.

Housing

Tenants protest corporate charity event over proposed tech hotel

Tenants gathered in protest outside of a Nicola Wealth charity event to protest the redevelopment of 75 East 8th Avenue

Mount Pleasant

AI data centres are coming to Vancouver. Here's what experts want you to know

With the construction of two large AI data centres in Vancouver on the horizon, Vancity Lookout took a step back to establish some basics.

Explainer

How do community amenity contributions work, what’s the benefit, and why is the city making big changes to it?

We explain the history, benefits, and drawbacks of the often-referenced but complicated tool, and examine why the city is now moving away from it.

City Hall Insider: June 11, 2026

In this issue of our City Hall Insider, we go deep on community amenity contributions, explaining the history, benefits, and drawbacks of the often-referenced but little-understood mechanism, and exploring why the city is now moving away from it.