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East Vancouver educator Sol Diana opens classroom door to students seeking safe space
The Killarney Secondary teacher, poet, and boxing coach carries an open-door policy shaped by the mentorship he wished for as a child.
Marie Clements's Reclaim My Skin premieres at VIFF Oct. 10 with Indigenous activist lineup
The Métis filmmaker's three-part music documentary explores how Indigenous women and 2-Spirit people are reclaiming power through...
Vancouver International Film Festival opens with world premieres and local talent
VIFF kicked off Oct. 2 with dozens of filmmakers on the red carpet. The Bryce Lee Story and Send the Rain both premiere this week.
Man in Motion: Rick Hansen's world tour becomes a feature film at VIFF
Adrian Buitenhuis directs the story of Hansen's 26-month, 40,000-kilometre journey across 34 countries that raised $26 million for...
VIFF programmers pick five under-the-radar films worth catching before tickets sell out
Vancouver International Film Festival runs October 1–11. Programmers recommend hidden gems including a Danish family drama and a...
Improv Centre marks 45 years with new Deadly Dinner Party show
The Vancouver theatre company launches its anniversary season with an interactive murder mystery where audiences shape the outcome.
& Juliet brings Shakespeare's heroine back to life with Max Martin's pop hits
The jukebox musical, written by Canadian David West Read, stages a reimagining where Juliet survives and heads to Paris. It opens at...
DanceHouse opens 2026–27 season with Compagnie Catherine Gaudet's ODE
Quebec choreographer Catherine Gaudet explores conformity and cultural collapse in this ritualistic hour-long work at Vancouver...
Puccini's Tosca opens Vancouver Opera's 67th season October 24
The thrilling political thriller returns to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the first time in 13 years, with soprano Joyce El-Khoury...
Vancouver artists Roger Lee and Carole Itter win Governor General's Awards for visual and media arts
The art historian and interdisciplinary artist join eight laureates recognized nationally for reshaping Canada's cultural landscape.
Carly Rae Jepsen gives major shoutout to Trees Organic Coffee, where she once worked as a pastry chef
The Vancouver-born musician revealed on the Las Culturistas podcast that she made the café's signature cheesecake before her...
Arts Club's Heist pushes technical theatre to operatic levels with lasers, drones, and aerial work
Director Andrew Kushnir assembled Vancouver's top design crew to stage Arun Lakra's Ocean's 11–inspired heist play, which runs September...
