The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed a legal challenge by a community group and pool users to the City of Vancouver’s plan to replace Vancouver Aquatic Centre’s 50-metre lap swimming pool with a 25-metre pool in a complete redevelopment of the facility. The decision upholds the...
Just over a decade after Whistler retired its hydrogen-powered transit buses, a new generation of zero-emission vehicles is set to make up a significant share — roughly half — of its local fleet. BC Transit has allocated 15 new 40-ft-long battery-electric buses to Whistler as part of its initial...
Just three days into the provincial election campaign, BC NDP leader David Eby is promising a major new interventionist measure on housing supply. He is proposing to implement a new additional tax on developers who leave newly-completed strata market ownership condominium homes empty and unsold...
A Vancouver neighbourhood association has lost its bid to overturn the approval for a low-rise secured purpose-built rental housing project near SkyTrain’s King Edward Station, after a judge upheld the City of Vancouver’s decision to proceed without any inclusion of below-market rental homes. In a...
Enjoy everything fall has to offer on the cheap! Check out these 24 free and inexpensive things to do around Metro Vancouver this season. Events include Eastside Culture Crawl, UBC Apple Festival, and more. What are you most excited for? Be sure to check out our Listed section for more fantastic...
With just over three weeks until the municipal election, campaign promises from the Vancouver municipal parties are starting to pile up — especially on housing, public safety, and jobs and the economy. Daily Hive Urbanized examined campaign platforms from incumbent Mayor Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver,...
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam of the Vancouver Liberals civic party wants B.C.’s provincial political parties to commit to extending SkyTrain’s Millennium Line to the University of British Columbia (UBC), demolishing the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts, and bringing both UBC’s self-governed area and...
B.C. residents are being asked to vote twice in October: in a local election and a snap provincial election. While Premier David Eby was likely trying to seize on the fact that the Conservative Party of B.C. was unravelling under the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay, it might have the unintended...
Megan Knight’s name will appear on two election ballots just one week apart: White Rock’s civic election ballot on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, and the provincial election ballot for Surrey South on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. As recently as a week ago, the incumbent White Rock mayor planned to seek...
Have you ever stared at a size chart with no idea which size you actually are, only to return something you wish you never had to? Or ordered the same item in two or three sizes, already knowing you would keep one and send the rest back, because the brand is new to you or its sizing is all over the...
The NHL salary cap could see a massive increase over the next few years. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the league’s first projection for the 2028-29 salary cap has it reaching as high as $127.5 million USD. That would be a huge jump from where the salary cap sits today. The cap is...
We are living in the golden age of television and, with so much content out there at our fingertips, it can be hard to decide what to watch. The New York Times recently released its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century (so far), and wow, is it ever dividing the internet. TV...
Meta glasses are here, and they’re drawing concerns from many corners of life over privacy, including schools in Metro Vancouver, like Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey. Daily Hive obtained a memo that was sent to families connected to Johnston Heights because some students were raising...
A 42-year-old has been arrested in Vancouver after a series of bear spray assaults and thefts in the Kits Point area. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) shared some information about the incidents on Friday, Sept. 25. The incidents occurred on Thursday. According to the VPD, the suspect...
A recently shuttered Petro-Canada gas station on Granville Street in Vancouver’s Marpole Village area is eyed for a sizeable mixed-use development. A new rezoning application calls for the redevelopment of the site at 8072 Granville St. — situated next to the intersection of West 65th Avenue and...
A new Tegan and Sara music video, which features a couple of other notable artists, is one of the most shameless love letters to Vancouver that we’ve ever seen. Just to be clear, that isn’t an insult. The shamelessness is clearly meant to be a proud celebration of the city and some of its notable...
Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Burnaby Mountain campus has received two Indigenous names as part of a project that also names four other locations at this campus. The Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Kwikwetlem First Nations joined university officials in revealing the names last week,...
There’s Italian food, and then there’s Italian food — that is, authentic recipes that bring people together. If you’re a pasta lover, an Italian food enthusiast, a curious cook, or simply looking for a unique night out in Vancouver, Just Giulia Cooking Classes is bringing good vibes and great food...
Mayoral races are heating up around the province, and while much has been made about the Vancouver election, there is some noise being made in Surrey, too, in this case, regarding public washrooms. The frontrunners in most people’s eyes are likely the current mayor, Brenda Locke, former mayor Doug...
If you like just a little beer at a time, it will be slightly more expensive at Vancouver Canucks games this season. Judging from the cost of alcohol at Thursday’s preseason game between the Canucks and Edmonton Oilers, prices haven’t changed much from last season. A 24 oz pour of Molson...
