Saturday · Aug 15, 2026
East Georgia Street in 1976: snapshot of the Drive from four decades back
Reddit user Somervilledrew posted an archive photo of East Georgia at Commercial Drive looking toward Woodland, January 1976. The Drive looks like a different city in old shots.
Downtown Vancouver from Cambie Street, 1994: before the high-rises took over
Archive shot by Gregory Melle shows downtown Van from Cambie in 1994—way fewer towers, way more sky. Somervilledrew posted it; cool to see how dense the skyline's gotten in 30 years.
SUNDOWN SESSIONS with DBN GOGO
Fortune Sound Club
Playhouse Pres: Oliver Smith
Celebrities
Oliver Smith
Celebrities Nightclub
Westend
Village Studios
'COURTSIDE'
The Pearl
Free Venti iced hazelnut oat shaken espresso up for grabs at Marine Gateway
Someone ordered to the wrong Starbucks location at Marine Gateway and left a free Venti iced hazelnut oat shaken espresso waiting. If you're keen, DM u/PSamra89 on Reddit with...
Hustinder
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Hustinder
Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver
Free Drake Notebook tickets at Second Beach Stanley Park
someone's got Drake tickets for The Notebook at Second Beach in Stanley Park tonight, Tuesday Aug 18, 5 to 11 p.m. — free if you can take them. hit the Reddit thread.
Ella Red
Fox Cabaret - Vancouver, BC
Shinedown with Coheed and Cambria and From Ashes to New
Pacific Coliseum at the PNE
Kingfishr
Commodore Ballroom
Ella Red
The Fox Cabaret
Surrey non-profit distributes 1,400 backpacks to students in need at annual back-to-school event
City Dream Centre gave away supplies to over 2,000 attendees at Lena Shaw Elementary Saturday; ninth year of the annual charitable event.
Halifax Tides FC at Vancouver FC
Swangard Stadium
Ainslie Creek wildfire at 64,674 hectares as Highway 1 closure continues through Fraser Canyon
Wildfire showing growth on southwest flank; Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued evacuation order for 61 properties.
Tri-City Dust Devils at Vancouver Canadians
Scotiabank Field
Real Love Day Party
Celebrities Nightclub
Eli Young Band with Red Truck - Truck Stop Concert
Red Truck Brewery
B.C. wines sweep top honours at WineAlign National Awards; Naramata Bench takes three platinum medals
The Little Engine Vineyard Select Pinot Noir from Naramata scored the highest in the competition. Nine B.C. wines earned platinum medals — the top one per cent of nearly 1,800 entries.
Public Tips Lead to Charge in Assault on Kitsilano Senior
A Kitsilano senior's assault case just got solved with help from the public. Tips came in and a charge has been laid.
More than 100 wildfires burn across B.C. as climate change doubles extreme fire-weather odds
Federal government allocates $34.2 million for climate adaptation as a new report finds warming has made Canada's recent catastrophic burn season twice as likely.
Sunset from Second Narrows bridge
The Second Narrows bridge was the spot for Friday's sunset—brilliant light hitting the water as the day ended.
Found dog Main and 22nd
Someone found a small elderly dog wandering near Main and 22nd around 6:30 p.m. Friday—no collar or tattoo. She was pretty hungry. They're taking her to the vet Saturday to...
Fireball lights up sky
A fireball lit up the Vancouver sky early Friday morning. People across the city posted about the bright flash—some thought it was a meteor, others weren't sure what they'd just seen.
Premier Eby questions Vancouver's public safety plebiscite, says province already supports involuntary care
Vancouver voters will decide on a public safety plebiscite in October. Premier Eby said the province agrees involuntary care is needed but questions why the city needs a public...
Sherbrooke opens 134-unit social housing building with $69.3M public investment
Habitation Léon-Deschamps serves families, seniors and single people in the Fleurimont neighbourhood.
