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Green Party

Pete Fry and the Greens, COPE sweep to power in Vancouver election

The two parties combined to win 22 out of 27 seats across mayor, council, park and school board.

Nightlife

Nightlife industry endorses ABC

An event affiliated with Good Co., BarWatch, and Hospitality Vancouver Association promoted the ABC party and offered inducements to vote.

Park Board

Vancouver Liberal park board candidate accused of retaliating against vendor

A 2025 email exchange led to a whistleblower complaint against Mark Halyk.

2026 Municipal Election

Vancouver voters are breaking records at the polls

Advance votes shattered city records, but will that actually translate to higher election turnout overall?

Housing

Seeking Shelter on the Drive: How shelters fill an essential gap amid a dire housing shortage

Service providers like PHS Community Services Society face significant headwinds as affordable housing supply falls far short of demand. But they say a few key interventions could make all the difference.

Grandview-Woodland

Seeking Shelter on the Drive: The quest for new homes and hubs

Local organizations near Commercial and Hastings have long outgrown their current facilities. The Kettle Society has plans to build a supportive housing and new mental health centre, and that’s just one of several proposed projects that would add social services and hundreds of new homes in the area.

Grandview-Woodland

Seeking Shelter on the Drive: The shifting policy and revealing data behind shelter operations

In part two of our series, we dig into emergency call data, operational changes, and shifting government policy around the Hastings and Commercial shelters.

Housing

Seeking Shelter on the Drive: A lifeline for some, a struggle for others

As homelessness increases in Vancouver, more shelters are needed. For governments, non-profits, and neighbours, the question is how to provide social services while minimizing impacts on surrounding neighbourhoods. Part one of our series.

Public health

Charges thrown out in ‘landmark’ decision on DULF’s constitutional challenge - here's what comes next

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray ruled on Tuesday that DULF’s co-founders would walk free, and that existing federal drug laws are unconstitutional.