Thursday · Aug 13, 2026
DEX restaurant in North Van using AI for food photos
Someone spotted AI-generated food images on DEX's menu in North Van and called it out — says it's a bad look when a restaurant can't bother with real photos of what they're...
Free student ticket to Alice (1988) at the Cinematheque Sunday
Someone's got a free student ticket for Alice, the surreal stop-motion/live-action 1988 film, screening Sunday Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cinematheque. DM if you want it.
B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announces early-stage cancer diagnosis
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey will undergo treatment this summer and expects to return for the fall legislative session. The premier and minister are still working out next steps.
Metro Vancouverite wins $1M on scratch ticket
Someone in the metro area just won a million bucks on a scratch and win ticket and couldn't believe it. "I was so bewildered," they posted. Big energy.
Vancouver council votes Friday on public safety plebiscite for October election
Mayor Ken Sim is calling a special meeting to ask voters two questions: one on banning open-air hard drug use in public, another on converting a hospital site into involuntary...
Parking at Crystal Mall getting out of hand, Reddit says
Reddit users are venting about the parking lot situation at Crystal Mall getting worse. Seems like the lot's become a total zoo and people are fed up.
Tri-City Dust Devils at Vancouver Canadians
Scotiabank Field
Paris Jackson
Biltmore Cabaret
AC/DC with The Pretty Reckless
BC Place Stadium
AC/DC - POWER UP TOUR 2026
BC Place
Ukrainian kite master finds healing and home at Richmond's Garry Point Park
Anna Kompaniiets, who led Ukraine's largest kite festival before fleeing war in 2022, has become a community fixture teaching kite design and flying.
ABC party wants a drug-use vote in October
Vancouver's ABC party is pushing for two plebiscite questions on the October ballot: one asking if the city should ban open hard drug use in public, another on converting St....
Vancouver one-bedrooms rent rises to $2,410 as B.C. supply pipeline weighs on prices
Vancouver rents ticked up in July, but year-over-year declines persist. Burnaby has seen the steepest annual drop among major B.C. cities.
snowbirds flew over again
the Snowbirds just buzzed Vancouver low and loud again. caught people off guard on the Drive, at the beach, everywhere. pretty wild seeing those jets roll through mid-August.
2K opens Small Axe Studios in Vancouver for new sports gaming franchise
The major video game publisher is launching a studio led by EA Sports veterans to develop the company's next blockbuster sports title, with some positions paying over $200,000.
smoke's back in the city
wildfire smoke is creeping back into Vancouver — if you're outside today, air quality might tank by afternoon. check the AQI if you've got respiratory stuff going on.
Porker Face, Burnaby's pork-belly hot spot, closes after 10 years
The popular Korean BBQ restaurant announced its closure to much dismay, with its final service set for Saturday, August 15, as its lease comes to an end.
Vancouver's October ballot will ask voters about hard drugs and treatment beds
Two plebiscite questions on public safety will join the civic election ballot, seeking voter input on restrictions and facility conversion.
Official AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up Vancouver
Commodore Ballroom
Vintage 1925 Dominion Day parade photo of Vancouver
someone found a 1925 Dominion Day parade photo of Vancouver — vintage cars, crowds on the street, total time-capsule vibe.
Snowbirds flew over White Rock yesterday at Concerts at the Pier
White Rock had its Snowbirds air show yesterday (Aug. 12) — the vintage Tutor Jets flew over the waterfront. might be one of the last runs with those iconic planes.
Fake QR codes spotted on New Westminster parking meters
fake QR codes showing up on New Westminster parking meters — police are warning people not to scan them. check before you pay.
Langley's Dairy Queen hosts Miracle Treat Day Thursday to support BC Children's Hospital
Three-year-old Lilah, recovering from leukemia, joins thousands in buying Blizzards; all proceeds go to the hospital that treated her
Awkward moment at Arbutus Coffee over parking
someone got the world's worst parking ticket at Arbutus Coffee today and then made it worse by staring at them, a whole apology arc happened without words.
North Vancouver resident sues to overturn council's decision allowing chlorine plant to continue
Peter Teevan challenges July 20 vote approving Chemtrade operations; petition alleges staff report contained 'material misrepresentations'; plant set to close by 2046
B.C. public grows more cautious on reconciliation after Cowichan court ruling, new poll finds
Nine months after Supreme Court's Aboriginal title decision in Richmond, support for UNDRIP drops sharply; majorities now back pausing Aboriginal title negotiations
Vancouver mayoral race could be won with just one third of the vote
Vancouver's October mayoral election could come down to whoever gets one-third of the vote — basically splitting it three ways. Reddit's doing the math on how a crowded field...
